'91 200 won't start, need help!

[Huw Powell]

> >     My father emailed me earlier today saying that his 200 won't start. This
> > is a 10v auto. He says that when he inserts the key and turns it one click
> > the buzzer and gauges will come alive but when he keeps turning the key to
> > start the car, everything goes dead. If he turns the key back, the buzzer and
> > gauges come back on. He says its almost like trying starting the car in gear.
> > He verified that the car is in park :) and the battery is fully charged. Any
> > advice I can forward him? Thanks in advance.
> 
> Still sounds like a bad battery to me.  Has he done a load test on it?
> Just charging the battery doesn't mean it would retain the charge...
> If he is absolutely sure that the battery is good then the other
> possibilities are a stuck starter or that the underfloor wire splice
> from the battery to the engine compartment has gone south.

or a dead A/T lockout relay?

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Huw Powell

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