Vehicle Will Not Crank

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Vehicle Will Not Crank

Things to check when your vehicle will not crank:

First check is to turn your vehicle head lights on and see if the lights stay bright or go dim when you attempt to start the vehicle.

If the lights stay bright the problem is with the starter or starter relay.

If your headlights go dim, you have three possible problems. A dead battery, bad alternator or loose or bad connections.

The following checks should now be made. Check your battery cables at the battery for corrosion, clean cables and attempt to restart. If vehicle now cranks, problem is fixed. Still no crank, check the other ends of the battery cables for possible loose connections, tighten as needed and attempt to restart, if vehicle now cranks, problem resolved. Still no crank, then jump start vehicle. When vehicle is running momentarily disconnect the negative battery cable. If vehicle keeps running, the problem is the battery. If vehicle stalls as soon as the cable is disconnected, the problem is in the alternator.

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