help! car wont start (starter?)

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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 08:19 AM
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help! car wont start (starter?)

whats up guys, i tried to start my car this morning and it wouldnt start...my headlights and everything work...but the car wont even try to turn over....all i hear when i try to start it is some very rapid ticking noises...i was thinking it was my starter or a fuse.....can someone show me or tell me where the starter is located on a 97 2.2 cl ?? thanks a bunch.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by primetime21
whats up guys, i tried to start my car this morning and it wouldnt start...my headlights and everything work...but the car wont even try to turn over....all i hear when i try to start it is some very rapid ticking noises...i was thinking it was my starter or a fuse.....can someone show me or tell me where the starter is located on a 97 2.2 cl ?? thanks a bunch.

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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:21 AM
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:26 AM
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yeah... either battery is dead, or check the connectors on the battery. happened to me outside of denny's at 4AM.. needless to say, i missed best buy's black friday event... LAME!
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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def the battery
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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yep it's the batt.. get an optima! totally worth it.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by recycledpaper
yeah... either battery is dead, or check the connectors on the battery. happened to me outside of denny's at 4AM.. needless to say, i missed best buy's black friday event... LAME!

I dont know if you have a frys electronics where you are, but their black friday even is far supior to BB's...... I gotta hit up the Frys in Austin this year cuz im gonna be in san antonio for thanksgiving.
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Old Oct 25, 2005 | 07:40 AM
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Ok, the only reason i thought it could be the starter was because my headlights an radio still worked.....but later on that day i tried to start it again and the lights werent workin at all....so i guess you guys were right, time for a new battery.
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