Will not start

1999 OLDSMOBILE AURORA
200,000 MILES
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SUPER5MOM
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Why will it not start? Clicks but does not start. Could it be the dab acsay fuse?
Sep 1, 2017 at 7:09 PM
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HARRY P
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Check your battery cables and terminals. Clean and tighten them per the guide below. They have to be clean and extra tight in order for the starter to get enough power to turn the engine over. On that car, the battery is under the back seat.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/everything-goes-dead-when-engine-is-cranked

In the instrument panel fuse block, check #27 in the image below. Your owner's manual should tell you exactly where that fuse block is. I kind of doubt that this is the problem, but it is worth checking.

If that is not the problem, then the next likely thing is the starter. And you really do not want to replace the starter on that car because of where it is located. It is under the intake manifold (the plastic looking thing under the plastic cover). You can see it in the image below. Basically, it is a bear.
Sep 1, 2017 at 8:08 PM