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post Apr 8, 2006 - 2:49 AM
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here she is. what do you think?
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post Apr 8, 2006 - 7:53 AM
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Oh....NIIIIIiiiiiiiice. I almost bought one of those instead of the 99 Celi. Schweet ride man!


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post Apr 8, 2006 - 8:07 AM
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post Apr 8, 2006 - 8:39 AM
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its pretty biggrin.gif


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post Apr 8, 2006 - 9:32 AM
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good lookin car, ne big plans for it?


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post Apr 8, 2006 - 9:57 AM
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Damn you a 185, I have been looking for one for years and can't find any. You so lucky, have fun with her.


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 3:29 AM
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yep yep. She is nice, but she isn't starting. frown.gif I need some help with her. Then she will be a nice ride smile.gif
3sgte guys or anybody help me out please haha. I want to drive her sooo bad and bring her to meets! biggrin.gif
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I painted her valve cover and replaced the valve cover gasket since i had time and she isn't running anyways frown.gif
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post Apr 9, 2006 - 1:16 PM
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check if its getting spark and fuel


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 1:57 PM
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whats the problem with it?


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 5:57 PM
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Ok heres what the problem was. The guy i bought the car from said that the car ran right before he installed a battery relocator kit. The battery is relocated to the trunk, and 4 guage wire is used to run it up to the front. It is grounded behind the rear seats. The problem with the car is that it sounds like the starter is trying to engage but cant. I can hear it go click...pause...click click click.....puase..click. But it just doesnt want to engage. Ive charged the battery 3 times, and i even tried starting it with the charger connected. The battery read 12.4 on average. And the voltage made it up to engine bay. I tested the chassis ground on the car and it also appears to be good. Um thats all i really know for now. I know that the engine can crank, becuase i manually cranked it to make sure it wasn't seized up.


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 6:49 PM
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sounds like a loose connection somewhere for sure


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 7:10 PM
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Or the starters shot.


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 7:34 PM
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QUOTE(Supersprynt @ Apr 9, 2006 - 8:10 PM) [snapback]419524[/snapback]

Or the starters shot.

I agree


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post Apr 9, 2006 - 9:04 PM
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how much did you pay for it, if you dont mind me asking?


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post Apr 10, 2006 - 1:19 AM
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QUOTE(97sccelica @ Apr 9, 2006 - 7:04 PM) [snapback]419571[/snapback]

how much did you pay for it, if you dont mind me asking?

The guy needed to get rid of it, so i got it for $3500. but keep in mind, i bought it like this non starting. and it has 160k miles on it.


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post Apr 12, 2006 - 3:22 AM
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ok yeah car still isn't running so i think i might pick up a new starter and see how that goes. If that doesn't work then i need more money haha.


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post Apr 12, 2006 - 3:37 AM
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Just curious, but how much of a voltage drop are you seeing across the battery as you're cranking the car. Sometimes a battery will lose it's CCA storage capacity and basically discharge as soon as you try to crank even though it's showing a good charge. From what I've seen anything more than a 5 volt drop across the terminals while cranking you should consider it a dead battery. Just food for thought.

Considering a battery relocation was done, obviously there's going to be a connection from the new battery wiring to the cars stock wiring to get it to the starter. Have you taken this connection apart and checked it for a good clean contact??


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post Apr 12, 2006 - 11:20 PM
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Ok yeah now i checked the battery voltage, and its 12.7V cranking at the starter. Then i tried to measure amps but i guess i blew a fuse in the meter or something and now i cant read any voltage from anything. But since the starter is getting the required voltage, i assume that the starter is bad. I checked the relay, and it works. So ill try a new starter and see how that goes. And then when i find out that i was wrong, then im pretty much gunna feel like this car kicked my ass haha.


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post Apr 13, 2006 - 12:53 PM
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Ok yeah now i checked the battery voltage, and its 12.7V cranking at the starter. Then i tried to measure amps but i guess i blew a fuse in the meter or something and now i cant read any voltage from anything. But since the starter is getting the required voltage, i assume that the starter is bad. I checked the relay, and it works. So ill try a new starter and see how that goes. And then when i find out that i was wrong, then im pretty much gunna feel like this car kicked my ass haha.

It sounds like the starter is shot. If thats all it is, then what a deal! maybe 100 dollars for a new starter and tada! Or you can have the current starter rebuilt which would be cheaper..


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post Apr 14, 2006 - 12:42 AM
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QUOTE(95CelicaST @ Apr 13, 2006 - 10:53 AM) [snapback]421086[/snapback]

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Ok yeah now i checked the battery voltage, and its 12.7V cranking at the starter. Then i tried to measure amps but i guess i blew a fuse in the meter or something and now i cant read any voltage from anything. But since the starter is getting the required voltage, i assume that the starter is bad. I checked the relay, and it works. So ill try a new starter and see how that goes. And then when i find out that i was wrong, then im pretty much gunna feel like this car kicked my ass haha.

It sounds like the starter is shot. If thats all it is, then what a deal! maybe 100 dollars for a new starter and tada! Or you can have the current starter rebuilt which would be cheaper..


OK haha too late to fix the starter cuase i bought a new one today for $135. Ok so it cranks now. Hurray! i am a golden god haha. But all it does is crank. I got no spark =(. I used an Ohm meter, and checked resistance in the coil wire, it passed =). Checked for resistance in the coil itself, it passed =). Checked for voltage at the plug for the coil with the key in the IG position, and it failed at .5 volts =(. So i touched the negative lead from the Volt meter to a known good ground, and wha lah the voltage went up to 12.7V. The negative side of the wire leads into the ECU i know, well actually, it goes to the coil pack, and then to the ECU. So what im thinking is there there is high resistance in the wire the leads from the ECU to the coil pack....Ok so i pretty much narrowed it down that. Anyways, heres the problem, i cant find the ECU plug im looking for! It's supposed to be under the dash like behind the radio, according the the EWD, but i think it's lieing to me haha. I stopped working on her for today, but i think i made some pretty good progress considering she now cranks =).


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