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 Aug 10, 2012 - 3:18 PM
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I need some ideas, guys. My '96 hatchback is having some starting issues. It was running flawlessly, and I left it in a lot for sale at my mom's work about three weeks ago. Now it just won't start. I checked the starter and battery. They're fine. I also checked the clutch start wire just to make sure it's connected. When I go to crank it, I can hear the fuel injectors engage. But it just won't activate the starter. No wiring has changed since I was driving it every day. All the ground wires are properly connected. No grounds are loose. I did just put the engine in this past March. It acts like it did before I remembered to connect the clutch start wire. Any ideas? Could it be the ignitor or something? I'm a little at a loss! Thanks in advance!
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Aug 11, 2012 - 1:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Since you have a GT you can hotwire the starter pretty easy... Just make sure the car is not in gear, then get a wire and bridge from the positive of the battery to the little connector on the starter(Not the large one) This will tell you if the starter is good or not.
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perkyshadow starting troubles Aug 10, 2012 - 3:18 PM
SupraKid You are sure the battery is fully charged? Aug 10, 2012 - 3:27 PM perkyshadow Yeah. I took it to Autozone and had them charge i... Aug 10, 2012 - 4:39 PM richee3 Any clicking, popping, any noises like that when y... Aug 10, 2012 - 4:55 PM Ghost1 i had this happen to me before, the connector at t... Aug 10, 2012 - 4:58 PM perkyshadow No popping or clicking. The starter does nothing ... Aug 10, 2012 - 11:59 PM Special_Edy QUOTE (Special_Edy @ Apr 3, 2012 - 1... Aug 11, 2012 - 3:05 PM zfjohnson07 check your fuses, i had this problem when i tried ... Aug 11, 2012 - 7:49 PM perkyshadow Thanks for the insight, guys! I didn't sp... Aug 11, 2012 - 11:28 PM gotian From someone who worked art auto zone I will tell ... Aug 12, 2012 - 12:32 AM travisxcore Test your AM2 fuse. My car died while driving it a... Aug 12, 2012 - 1:41 AM Special_Edy No travisxcore, I think you were right at first. T... Aug 12, 2012 - 3:01 AM perkyshadow Well.... I checked it out today. Got it started ... Sep 7, 2012 - 10:43 PM Special_Edy The idiot lights are grounded to the engine and th... Sep 7, 2012 - 11:09 PM richee3 Sounds like something is unplugged somewhere. The ... Sep 8, 2012 - 5:59 AM zfjohnson07 You don't have a car alarm do you? When I boug... Sep 8, 2012 - 6:57 AM perkyshadow Thanks for the help guys! I also spent a litt... Sep 8, 2012 - 10:40 PM richee3 Glad you got it fixed! Sep 9, 2012 - 7:05 AM
Special_Edy RE: starting troubles Sep 9, 2012 - 6:48 PM |
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