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Posted on Nov 24, 2009

Will not start. no dash lights. battery is

'94 Chevy Caviler. Will not start. No dash lights. Battery is good/new. Dome light works. No radio. Guess is igition switch, neutral switch or starter.

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Start with a cheaper solution, try cleaning up as many grounds on the vehicle that you can find, good possibility that your problem is just a bad ground somewhere. Check condition of ground strap that goes from the engine to the frame of the car, on my 94 cav it is bolted to a stud at the engine to transmission mount bolts and goes to the frame.

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