Car still won't start....
08-06-2007, 10:13 AM
#11
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RE: Car still won't start....
you still need to check to see if you have 12 volts out there on the small wire while you hold it in the crank position did you listen????????
while holding it in the crank position with a test light held on the small wire that goes to the starter selonoid (red light blue stripe) see if there is 12 volts if not....... assuming your clutch switch is good you'll need to get under the dash and with a test light check for power coming into the ignition switch (on the right side of steering column) the wire is brown/pink if you have 12 volts there then hold the key in the crank position and test the signal wire coming out of the switch to see if it has 12 volts in the crank position (white/pink) if not then the ignition switch is bad.............. if you didn't have 12 volts coming into the switch on the brown/ pink wire there is a 20 gauge fuseible link that needs to be checked which is powered by the eec relay since the car runs the eec relay shouldn't be bad because it also supplies the coil with 12 power. now follow these instructions and you'll find the problem and don't try and short cut it because you'll end back up with not knowing what's wrong! RULE #1 DON'T ASSUME A PART IS GOOD UNTIL YOU PROPERLY TEST IT.
while holding it in the crank position with a test light held on the small wire that goes to the starter selonoid (red light blue stripe) see if there is 12 volts if not....... assuming your clutch switch is good you'll need to get under the dash and with a test light check for power coming into the ignition switch (on the right side of steering column) the wire is brown/pink if you have 12 volts there then hold the key in the crank position and test the signal wire coming out of the switch to see if it has 12 volts in the crank position (white/pink) if not then the ignition switch is bad.............. if you didn't have 12 volts coming into the switch on the brown/ pink wire there is a 20 gauge fuseible link that needs to be checked which is powered by the eec relay since the car runs the eec relay shouldn't be bad because it also supplies the coil with 12 power. now follow these instructions and you'll find the problem and don't try and short cut it because you'll end back up with not knowing what's wrong! RULE #1 DON'T ASSUME A PART IS GOOD UNTIL YOU PROPERLY TEST IT.
08-06-2007, 10:31 AM
#12
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RE: Car still won't start....
ORIGINAL: mjr46
you still need to check to see if you have 12 volts out there on the small wire while you hold it in the crank position did you listen????????
you still need to check to see if you have 12 volts out there on the small wire while you hold it in the crank position did you listen????????
and jumping the solenoid and it cranks does not mean it is good. jumping = bypassing... you bypassed the solenoid post to post to manually connect the 12v to the starter....
08-06-2007, 10:38 AM
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RE: Car still won't start....
ORIGINAL: aode06
When the key is turned to start, check for 12v + at the jumper terminal.(small wire) on starter solenoid
When the key is turned to start, check for 12v + at the jumper terminal.(small wire) on starter solenoid
Is this the small wire that's pushed onto (what looks like) a screw on the starter solenoid?
