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Trouble Starting

AndrewBribie

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Hi guys the old Ute is playing up. Turn the key and nothing. Turn up to 10 times nothing. Then all of a sudden dash lights on and away she goes.
if you stop for a short time starts no problem more the 10min same again. Has a new Starter Motor and alternator
 

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Start with the easy stuff, battery terminals.
Clean both the terminal posts and clamps with emery cloth/sand paper or cleaning tool before refitting them, then
go to the start switch and connecting rod on the column, followed by
ignition switch.
Dare I mention the old problem of the remote as well.
 

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The other one to do very early in the diagnosis is to remove, clean and reattached the earth points to the chassis and engine. If it persists after that and the steps outlined above time to get a diagnostic tool and see what codes are being thrown.
 
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