1997 Chevy Astro will not crank

1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO
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Electrical problem
1997 Chevy Astro 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic 89k miles

drove the car on wednesday, no problem at all.
thursday when turned the ignition, only one click sound, car is outside cover with snow on 10 F weather, but never had this problem, and weather is always the same this time of year
I thought I had left the dome light on, so my first impresion was a dead battery, I try jumping but same result..
Im in the middle of nowwhere with a broken elbow, I had a new battery delivered and installed and I had the same result, never had any issues with starter etc, but I think there lays my problem
what should I do first, is there a reset button on this model car starter?
where is it located? if this is the culprit
and what should I do
thank you soooo much for your help
Feb 20, 2009 at 11:53 AM
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Hello, If the lick you hear is from the starter solenoid, you may need to check the starter field terminal for voltage. Of course with your bad arm and weather, you may not be able to fool with it. The field terminal goes from lower part of solenoid into the starter housing, it should be hot with the key in the crank position. Make sure the tranny is in park or neutral during testing. If you good B+ and ground at the starter and the starter isn't pulling anything, volts, amps, then suspect the starter.
Feb 21, 2009 at 11:29 AM