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1992 Dodge Caravan

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Knightblind, 3.3L V6, Oak Harbor, WA, March 24, 2011, 16:25

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I have a 1992 Dodge Dynasty and have had it since Dec 09. It's been running amazingly well for me until recently when I had to stop driving it on account of my muffler falling off. Easy fix there but now it's not starting for me. I go to turn it over and it clicks. That sounds like a starter issue but my Corvette just did the same thing and I replaced the starter and it works fine. The thing that gets me is that when the Dynasty clicks is that it acts like the battery is dead. The lights all come on and are bright as a new battery should make them until after it clicks. In which if I give it a little time, the lights all come back on again like nothing ever happened. For some reason, the MODEL Dynasty was not an option on here but it is the correct model, so just ignore the CARAVAN that is selected. Same engine type though.

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  patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, March 24, 2011, 16:39
  

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  Try disconnecting the battery cables cleaning them with sandpaper and then reattach them making sure they are clean tight and secure. If the car still won't start try jump starting your Dynasty of another car. I suspect it is battery problem but hard to guess with out seeing the car and looking at the battery voltage, voltage to the starter and checking battery cables for voltage drops.
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