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    Hey guys,
    i've got a project vh commodore with a v8 in it i need help getting it started all i have on the dash is the battery light and it wont crank the starters fine and i've got a new battery i think it may be an ellectrical problem just for starters how many wires go to the starter motor because on the wiring plan it shows 3 and i only have 2 goin to it they are the positive cable to the battery and the violet plug wire so please help asap thanks

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    should be just the two wires the other is proberly the ground. wires to the alt ok? tryed taping the starter dose the batt light dim?

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    might be a stupid question is the positive on the starter tight ive had same problem and is the negetive nice and clean on the engine?

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    also can you turn the engine with your hands to make sure the starter is not locked on the ring gear?

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    yeh motor turns the starters not caught the wire im talkin bout comes from behind the cluster but i haven't checked the fuses yet also i get no headlights indicators nothing displays on the dash but wen u turn the key it clicks but doesn't crank

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    Sounds like a flat battery try charging it


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