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Old 02-19-2008, 05:40 PM
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earlyer to day my 98 2.5l automatic venge wouldnt turn over when i turned the key there was battery power and i heard a clicking in by the radio and under the hood when i tryed to start it .does any one have an idea of what it could be thanks
 
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Check you battery, you might have enough juice to power the radio, but not enough to crank the starter!
 
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i got enough juice it finally started after i ripped half my center console out lookin for some kind of netrual saftey switch could that be the prop and were is it?
 
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http://forum.doityourself.com/showthread.php?t=217791
Check it out. Might help!
 
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neutral safety is under hood on the tranny beside the reverse light switch ...
If I was a betting man I'd say relay trouble or CPS trouble
 
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whats cps? thanks
 
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CPS is Crankshaft Position Sensor
 
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CPS testing procedure in the stickies above as is the relay info
 



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