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Troubleshooting An Intermittent Starter - Chrysler T&C 3.8 Liter

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Look at this video also: http://youtu.be/l5i0D-qPJeE after you view mine. Starter on 1999 Chrysler T&C sometimes clicked and sometimes started the engine, but finally just clicked. This video covers troubleshooting. Power cable at starter end is fastened with a 14mm nut. The troubleshooting process applies to other cars also.
When a starter has a load click but doesn't start, there are several things that could be wrong with the starting system.

However, that click means that there is power through the starting circuitry -- key switch, anti-theft computer, starter relay, etc. That circuitry is separate from the main power to the starter windings.

So the clicking sound without the starter turning is an indication that the starting is getting enough power to turn:
1.The battery could be just about dead or have some bad cells. If the battery is charged and is holding 13 -- 14 volts and if the voltage doesn't drop below 11 during the starting attempt, the battery is probably not the problem.
2.But is that power getting to the starter? Check the battery terminals and cable connections. Just go ahead and clean them and reconnect the cables.
3.Is the cable connection at the starter clean and tight? Check that. The video shows what happened when I did that.
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