Won't crank

Asked by GuruC1S7B Feb 23, 2019 at 02:32 PM about the 1998 Honda Prelude 2 Dr STD Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My wife said the last couple of times it was hard to start,
like the battery was going dead. Last night it wouldn't crank
at all. She tried to jump start but it didn't. Got  it home and
checked battery cables ect.then hooked up a battery
charger  still no crank. Lights radio and  everything else
works

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Marcus answered 5 years ago

Possible Bad Starter . It’s located under the engine

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Cj answered 4 years ago

If youre getting a clicking noise then its probably your starter but if its not then start checking the ground wires. One maybe loose.

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