98 monte carlo z34 will not start

1998 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO
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RYAN6864
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Please help my 98 started acting up a few days ago. When you turn the key to run it would trip out the dash (gauges going everywhich way and looks like christmas) but if you turn the headlight switch on it would go to normal and I could start it. Today that didn't work turn key to run and same thing no power anywhere starter won't crank. Plus if you turn headlight switch on , no lights and nothing else works either. Sounds like a short in headlight circuit any ideas where or other input?

thanks
May 24, 2007 at 8:12 PM
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[quote:b223305bb6="ryan6864"]Please help my 98 started acting up a few days ago. When you turn the key to run it would trip out the dash (gauges going everywhich way and looks like christmas) but if you turn the headlight switch on it would go to normal and I could start it. Today that didn't work turn key to run and same thing no power anywhere starter won't crank. Plus if you turn headlight switch on , no lights and nothing else works either. Sounds like a short in headlight circuit any ideas where or other input?

thanks[/quote:b223305bb6]

Start from basics-check the condition of the battery and connections.
May 27, 2007 at 10:58 PM
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