1996 chevy tahoe

Asked by Patrick Jan 04, 2019 at 11:02 AM about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 4-Door 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

i have a 1996 chevy tahoe it has been sitiing for awhile do to lift kit shifting so i
fixed it then i went to start it the other day wont start so i jumped it and drove
around then as soon as i turn it off it wont start back up...bought a new starter
and alternator for it and battery took alternator and battery in to get tested
both came back positive 3 times....anyone know the issue??

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Are you saying it cranks good but won't start? If so, you check the basics, have a helper crank it while you visually check for spark at the plugs, proper fuel pressure, fuel injector pulse? Any applicable trouble codes? Make sure battery has a full charge and connections all good. Now, if your saying, the starter won't crank the engine? Check the starter circuits, two voltage circuits at starter motor, one comes from battery, hot all the time, The other circuit goes hot with key in the crank position wired through neutral or clutch switch, and you have a starter relay according to my info. The starter motor grounds through the engine block. It may be possible to pull the starter relay, and use jumper wire on switch side of relay, one of those terminals is hot all the time, the starter motor should crank the engine. If you try that, make sure tranny is in park or neutral and parking brake is set.

like its dead then i jump it and it runs then when i turn it off its dead again then i have no power and it wont even tick when i try but if i take the battery out and charge it it will run for 3 days before it has this issue again but the only thing i think could be the problem is its a side post and when i bolt the positive and negative wires in the positive is stripped out inside so i wonder if that' s where the bad connection is coming from.

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