# Starting trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-trouble/50006>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cutlass, oldsmobile\
**Created:** [June 7, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-trouble/50006 "2010-06-07T20:52:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![2455dave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/dfb087/32.png) [@2455dave](https://community.cartalk.com/u/2455dave)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-trouble/50006/1 "2010-06-07T20:52:34Z")

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about once a month it won’t start, nothing, no clicking,nothing. Give it 4 hours or so and then it will start. Any ideas? 1989 Olds Cutlass Supreme 168K 3.1 L

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/starting-trouble/50006/2 "2010-06-07T21:09:42Z")

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Is it hot when it won’t crank or cool? Probably a bad connection from battery due to corrosion buildup.