my 1988 Chevy caprice classic won't start

Asked by King Feb 12, 2017 at 05:06 PM about the 1988 Chevrolet Caprice

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Tried jumping it tried adjusting starter
Could it really be my fuel pump? I started it up last
night  but now every time I try and turn it over it
clicks  then I try again and nothing

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KenF answered 7 years ago

So did it start when you jumped it? If it did then it could just have been a weak battery. A bad fuel pump won't keep an engine from cranking. If your engine is not cranking and you get a single click then nothing, then the problem is likely with the starting circuit. Get the battery checked first then go through starter circuit.

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Cimarron_2506 answered 7 years ago

Your ignition switch just drop steering column look for purple wire make sure alls tights and maybe just change the switch

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