Expert: Skip Bollinger - 4/22/2007

Question
i have a 1997 Dodge Intrepid and its been sitting for a year now and i am finally going to fix it up but i need a little help! i just baught a battery for it and hooked it up and tried to start it but thats all i hear is the clicking from the starter...i bought a new starter but i do not know how to take the old one out and put the new one in!!! can u plz help me?

Answer
Trevor,
  I'm sorry to be so lax in responding but I don't recall getting the original mail. I get about 50 a day, however. Please note I'm a Parts Professional, NOT a tech but will offer these ideas.
  You don't state what engine you have in the car so I don't know what starter you have. IF I knew, I could look it up and get a photo. I'd suggest you go to your local Public Library. In every library I have ever been in, they have a "Reference Section". You can't check out books but you can find the info you need in the Automotive Repair area, photocopy the page and take it home to do your work.
  It shouldn't be that difficult, remover the + battery cable, remove the starter and battery cable going to it and reverse the procedure to install it.
  When you disconnect the battery, it will kill the memory in the computer so you will have to reset all the electronics like you radio stations, clock etc..
  If you have any more questions, brother, I'm here. I just hope the mail goes through....
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