Originally Posted by sparkem
How old is the battery. I had a gen 2 3.0 in the past that was doing the same thing. The battery was an older Optima at the time. It turns out the cranking amps had dropped over the years. Once I got a new battery the problem went away.

Another thing to check; how clean or corroded are all the connections? Not just at the battery but also at the termination of the ground wires.

battery is new, wiring is new - all marine grade tinned wire with extra grounds.


Originally Posted by Trailmonkey
Dont think its the same prob, but mine would click click like a bad battery/starter at random, turns out if the shifter (auto) is pushed hard into park it does this, lightly pull back and it turns over, not sure if its a linkage or wiring thing.

Hope you find the problem.


clean your neutral safety switch and it will start perfectly. sadly this is not the issue on mine.

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