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Check your battery cables. The battery cables could be routed by engine or exhaust components that get the cables hot which in turn will cause resistance and cause the slow cranking. The fact that it starts fine after sitting tells me something is probably getting heat soaked. If you're sure it's not the starter I would check the cables and especially ground connections to the frame, engine block, and body. Check resistance with a multimeter if you are able. If they are the original cables I bet that's it. If the starter and alternator are good then the cables are probably at fault. I would also check the starter relay but that wouldn't cause slow cranking..
Hi Able:
"Crank" to me means turn over.
"Fire" means actually try to run.
If it won't crank and you have a new battery and starter, I'd be checking the terminal connections, wires, cround connection, and solenoid. If all of those are good then we need to start checking the engine condition. Recently running or sitting for 5 years and full of rust?
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If it wont crank over the battery might be to weak to start the car but just have enoughf juice to run the electronics in the car. Or the starter died. 1st charge the battery up and see if that works. 2nd if the fully charged battery dosent solve the problem then replace the starter.
look for the starter(up top sitting over transmission) and have someone hit it (not too hard)with a hammer while key is held in the crank position,if car starts you will have to ck connections at starter ,if ok you need another starter,reman starters of any age are never as good as the originals,just not cost effective to buy brand new,too expensive!
wont crank or wont start.?? no car starts , if it cant crank. (unless push starter (M/T magic) that is not a trans sensor its the PRN switch. ill answer for, wont CRANK ! it wont crank even with a good battery (charged) or jump started. 1: bad start 2: bad wires to same. so hot wire the starter small wire, the key start line is tiny. cranks. , starter good, no crank starter bad or cables bad. if it cranks hot wired, then the key line is dead. easy, huh?
check to see if ur getting power to the small wire that triggers the starter solenoid also check battery cables positive and negative make sure starter is grounded good
Sounds like a battery to me.
They can show enough voltage, but when put under load they do not have enough amps to start...and amps are what really matters when engaging the starter.
verify that you have a fully charge battery and that you have the same amount of voltage at the battery as at the starter when the key is turned to the start position. If not repair fault at positive cable either at battery or at starter. If voltage checks good. Use a remote starter and turn key to the on position and try to crank over engine with remote starter. if engine cranks over. You have a defective starter solenoid and starter must be replaced.
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