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1980 Chevy El Camino What is Going on?

Tiny
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  • 1980 CHEVROLET EL CAMINO
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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
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Monday, December 29th, 2008 AT 3:10 PM

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Tiny
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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)
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Monday, December 29th, 2008 AT 3:24 PM
Tiny
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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.
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