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What if you change the alternator and battery and the Saturn still wont crank?
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∙ 14y ago
Freshly charged battery and good alternator...that usually means a bad starter. Check the following:
- Poor ground connection-do the lights come on bright? ...does the horn work?
- Starter relay is bad (AKA "The Solenoid") ...it could be that the starter had a bad solenoid from the factory or the rebuilder. Does the starter click? If you have a good charge but the starter doesn't click, it is probably the solenoid.
- The ignition switch may be bad. Do you get power to the starter? You'll need a volt meter.
- The neutral switch may be bad. That is the switch on the transmission that keeps the starter from running while the car is in gear. You can jumper that switch at the plug and try to crank it but be sure that you have the drive wheels off the ground or the car in park because it could start up and run over you. That hurts.
- The starter may be bad...and they are the dickens to take out. Troubleshoot everything else, first.
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