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Old 11-15-2010, 09:40 PM
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so i have a 02 z28, magnaflow catback and gears and this weekend i put the slp lid on(on saturday) ran all day fine and strong. on sunday i move the car into the side yard because i had to put some concrete in the driveway. this morning i go to get into my Z to go to work , i go to crank it and nothing the lights all work but the door ajar sounds like its on a dieing battery so i go to work with my pops come home take the battery to advanced, got it tested it was faulty so i got a new one... came back tried hook it up, tried to crank it, nothing didnt even turn over or anything. idk what it could be, alternator, bad coil? starter? my dads 69 z28 had the same problem but all it was, was the nut on his coil to the distributer was loose so i tightened it and bam the 302 fires right up but i need some help here guys thanks.
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Check you starter relay I. The fuse box under the hood. Swap it with a fan relay and see if it starts. If so, you need a new relay
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check your battery connections
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Decided to have it towed to my buddy's shop, did a search seems like quite a few camaros have had this problem
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Vats?
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You tried the relay?
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my buddy is considering the vats his shop is working on it no luck today hopefully they get it taken care of for tomorrow so im not rideless this weekend lol
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Originally Posted by Pwebbz28
Check you starter relay I. The fuse box under the hood. Swap it with a fan relay and see if it starts. If so, you need a new relay
X2 on checking this relay. I've had this happen to me, as well.




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