2003 Chevrolet Blazer
4.3L V6 vortech
Repairs done prior = I went for 2 Diagnostics and nothing turned up. The
battery was replaced was first time.
GM tech = Any
question = For a year and a half, I been having a problem that the
starter will not start. No notice at all. Not even your normal clicks in
the starter. Then after a few seconds it will start. This April it
made me wait 10 minutes. After that is when I had it first checked out.
Found nothing but replaced battery. It worked fine for 3 months after
that 10 minute wait. Then it acted up again. However the frequency
was not like it was when it was acting up a April. Then at the end of
August, it made wait 10 minutes again. An hour or 2 before that I drove
threw heavy rain for a couple of miles. That was the last time that
happened. I had the garage checked out, nothing turned up. What could
this be? Electronics or starter? Oh, yeah, the security light is not
on.
JK:
The key is to do some diagnosis when it is acting up. You would need to
check for power at the PURPLE wire on the starter when key is in CRANK
and not starting. If there is power, but wont crank, then you need a starter.
If there is no power, then possible nuetral safety switch problem, or a loss
of 12volts to the neutral switch. A cause could be a faulty ignition switch or
wiring problem. The ignition switch feeds power to many different circuits of
the vehicle.
This is all assuming you do not have a non-factory alarm or remote start,
because these cause all kinds of poblems.
4.3L V6 vortech
Repairs done prior = I went for 2 Diagnostics and nothing turned up. The
battery was replaced was first time.
GM tech = Any
question = For a year and a half, I been having a problem that the
starter will not start. No notice at all. Not even your normal clicks in
the starter. Then after a few seconds it will start. This April it
made me wait 10 minutes. After that is when I had it first checked out.
Found nothing but replaced battery. It worked fine for 3 months after
that 10 minute wait. Then it acted up again. However the frequency
was not like it was when it was acting up a April. Then at the end of
August, it made wait 10 minutes again. An hour or 2 before that I drove
threw heavy rain for a couple of miles. That was the last time that
happened. I had the garage checked out, nothing turned up. What could
this be? Electronics or starter? Oh, yeah, the security light is not
on.
JK:
The key is to do some diagnosis when it is acting up. You would need to
check for power at the PURPLE wire on the starter when key is in CRANK
and not starting. If there is power, but wont crank, then you need a starter.
If there is no power, then possible nuetral safety switch problem, or a loss
of 12volts to the neutral switch. A cause could be a faulty ignition switch or
wiring problem. The ignition switch feeds power to many different circuits of
the vehicle.
This is all assuming you do not have a non-factory alarm or remote start,
because these cause all kinds of poblems.
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