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1998 Pontiac Grand Am

Tiny
SNOW33
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1998 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl Automatic

Hi there, how can u tell if your starter is done. I replaced the battery with a new one and went out, stopped a 3 different places ten car wouldnt start.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 AT 9:19 PM

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Tiny
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Remove starter and have it tested at most autoparts stores for free.

But if new battery failed, I would suspect alt. Before starter.

Drive car to most autoparts stores (before removing starter :) ) and have charging system tested, or use multimeter on battery posts (engine running) and measure volts at battery posts, should be 13.5-14.5V.

If under 13V the alt is bad.
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