1988 454 won’t start

Big E24

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1988 454 won’t start both deep cycle battery’s are fully charged and when I turn the key the engine will crank for a quick second a then stop and after the first 2 try’s it will just click
 

tpenfield

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:welcome: to iBoats . . .

Take out the spark plugs and see if the engine turns freely with the starter
 

dubs283

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both deep cycle battery’s are fully charged

you need cranking batteries to crank an engine, deep cycles may work for a while but are not designed for continual cranking duty

deep cycle = house battery (slow amp draw and slow recharge)
cranking battery = engine battery (quick heavy amp draw)

a deep cycle may show a good charge and even pass a load test but isn't designed to handle hard fast amp draw like a bbc will require

as also stated, check your connections and check out the sticky on engine starting systems at the top of the thread page
 
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