95 Chevy Tahoe Starting Issue

[armorplate]

Greetings All,

I have a 95 Chevy Tahoe and the starter doesn't work unless I disconnect/reconnect the positive terminal on the battery. I originally bought a new starter because I thought the starter was bad. Unfortunately the new starter did the same thing...just clicks at the solenoid. Had both new and old starter tested and both work just fine. After I reinstalled the old starter, it started without any problems for the first day. On the second day, it started up and after my first stop, it wouldn't start. I disconnect and reconnected the positive terminal and it started right up. Hopefully someone out there can help me out....I'm not a fan of popping the hood every time I need to start up my Tahoe.

Thanks in advance

 

[lesterl]

Check all your grounds, especially to the engine block. Check your battery.

 

[armorplate]

Hey, thanks for the info. I'll be checking the ground straps. Battery is fine

 

[lesterl]

Is your starter relay in the fusebox good?

 

[armorplate]

there is no relay in the fuse box for the starter. The relay is on the starter

 

[lesterl]

That's a solenoid... there should an underhood fusebox that has a few relays.... one will be the one...

 

[Ice98]

Still on side posts?

Get a few marine terminals (Assuming your battery also has top posts), screw your stock cables to those and then transfer it to the top posts

I tell you, SINGLE BEST THING that I have EVER done to this thing, I absolutely abhor the side posts and tried 3 sets of new screws before throwing my hands up in the air and putting a $5 set of marine terminals on there


No more starter problems, no more radio issues, no more dim lights

Note: this was after purchasing a brand new battery thinking the old one was bad, its still sitting in the garage and still being well maintained)