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Re: Pleez help fast: 5KS No start!



Hairy green toads from Mars made Barton P. Chambers say:

> >  Quick question.......My 1987 5Ks will not start.  There appears to   
> > plenty of juice...but nothing going to the starter, and I don't think   
> > it's the shift lock...IS THERE A FUSE OR SOMETHING LIKE THE
> > OLD FUSABLE LINK SOMEWHERE IN THE CAR?   Please help.
> 
> Hi Paul, it could well be the ignition switch, as improbable as you may
> think.  

Another likely candidate is the +12V power cable that goes to the
starter from the battery. They get corroded, and the connections
get crummy. Or is it the ground strap?

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