Car won't turn over from key

1972 CHEVROLET NOVA
49,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JROC1997
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New starter, battery good, lights come on. Turn it over with a srewdriver and starter it and try to shorted it out with wires to a switch and it would turn over weak and wouldn't start so I don't know what to do now?
Jul 30, 2015 at 1:54 PM
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CARADIODOC
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Could you please straighten out that description? Which lights turn on? Your last huge sentence doesn't make sense. Please list the engine size.
Jul 30, 2015 at 3:07 PM
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JROC1997
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My dash lights come on when I turn the key but when I try to starter it with the key it doesn't turn over I get nothing. I starter with a srewdriver and it worked fine but shut it off and still couldn't start it with the key. So I wired a switch to the starter be the turnING over is very weak and won't start and charge my battery and even got a new one didn't help. The engine is 307.
Jul 30, 2015 at 3:36 PM
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Hey Jroc. I'm so sorry for ignoring your reply. Did you figure out the problem yet? If not, do you have a voltmeter and know how to use it? Or do you have a test light?

Start by testing the battery's voltage. If it's 12.6 volts, it's good and fully-charged. If it's around 12.2 volts, it's okay but badly discharged. Charge it at a slow rate for a couple of hours, then check it again.
Aug 24, 2015 at 8:52 PM
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JROC1997
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Ya my battery is 12.6 volts and I haven't found the problem.
Aug 28, 2015 at 5:41 PM