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1980 Chevrolet El Camino Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Terminal, Engine.
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Asked on December 29, 2008

1980 Chevy El Camino What is Going on ???

Engine Mechanical problem
1980 Chevy El Camino V8 Two Wheel Drive Automatic 80,000 miles

I have a 1980 Chevy El Camino 350 Engine I tried to start the car the other day And nothing cleaned and checked the battery and still nothing ... I had the car towed back to house and wouldn't you know it everything is OK ... it started right up ...

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What is going on ??? Mike
Avatar Asked by crmikey

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Replied on December 29, 2008

Hi there,

I would start with the simple things, check that the battery terminals are all clean and tight, check the terminal connections at the starter motor for a good contact and no corrosion, start here,

mark (mhpautos)

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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Replied on February 6, 2009

I had a simalar problem 1 time, It was the small wire that comes off of the battery cable terminal on the starter solenoid. Its what feeds power to the fuse box. Check and or replace a foot or two of that wire with a comperable size wire, I beleive it is 10 guage.

Tiny Answered by Bowtie Baby
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