94 skylark wont crank, replaced bad starter and replaced battery.
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Asked by sll964 Jul 25, 2012 at 06:54 PM about the 1994 Buick Skylark

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

All lights etc. come on, not out of oil, battery cable smokes when i try to start the car.  During the two weeks before i replaced starter the car sounded like a diesel when idling and driving under 25 mph.

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Butch answered 12 years ago

kinda sounds like the fly wheel is loose or out of ballance,,if it was hitting something it would make the starter work harder,,after 25 mph it may flex back to where its should be,,

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sll964 answered 12 years ago

So far I have found that the a/c compressor is locked up. The car will start without the belt.

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