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Old May 24, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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went wheelin and killed it when i hit some water now it won't start. tryed jumpin and let it dry out still nothing. won't crank or nothing. when u open the door the lights come on but not for long then dies. i had a problem with the nss before this happened and would have to put it into nuetral to start but now i just doesn't do anything no power no crank no nothing. whats wrong plz help. did i kill it.
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Old May 24, 2011 | 04:57 PM
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might be the crank shaft sensor if its bad it wont crank at all
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Old May 24, 2011 | 05:00 PM
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clean the batt terminals no current means either battery or connection problems
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Old May 24, 2011 | 05:18 PM
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Thanks ill check and get back to u
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Old May 24, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Not the crank sensor. If the crank sensor is bad, it will turn over fine, it just won't start.

Freshen your battery connections AND your engine grounds. You have bad contact somewhere. And also check all main fuses.
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Old May 27, 2011 | 03:53 PM
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Not the crank sensor. If the crank sensor is bad, it will turn over fine, it just won't start.

Freshen your battery connections AND your engine grounds. You have bad contact somewhere. And also check all main fuses.
Got her runnin battery just need a charge hard to start though and a lot of water came out of exhaust need to get an oil change
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Old May 27, 2011 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by caveman420
Got her runnin battery just need a charge hard to start though and a lot of water came out of exhaust need to get an oil change
sounds like the water was a lake lol
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