16FoxBody

I just reassembled my car and went to start and the key goes all the way back and nothing happens, doesnt even crank over. I checked my alarm to see if that messed up my ignition, nope fuse is good, battery works, lights, radio everything works. U can hear my starter clicking but nothing happens. Y IS THIS HAPPENING?!!?

hammeron

this sounds like a weak battery to me, make sure it's fully charged



"U can hear my starter clicking but nothing happens. "

16FoxBody

I put a jumper pack on it. Eveything else works

stanglx2002

what did you reassemble? If the starter makes noise then its not the solinold. i would think jumping the solinold off and see if the car starts

highskewlmustnglvr86

check your battery cables and clean off the terminals.....my 4banger did the same thing one time and i just needed to tighten the cables
-tyler

5.0 MPG

tuen the key foward and touch the 2 terminals with a screw driver.

also it would help to know what you have done to the car? "I just reassembled my car could mean anything"

16FoxBody

i just put a brand new battery in it, tapped on the starter, everything. Tried turning the engine over by hand, it goes back but wont go forward, ike it gets stuck at a certain point. my bro thinks something feel down in there and is blocking it, im not sure tho. ADVICE.......i put a new cam, rr's lifters, timing chain cover, waterpump, upper and lower intake gaskets, and thats about it

FiveLiterRiceEater

is the starter hooked up right?

stangcrazy

Did you pull the starter off at all during the work you did?

If so might wanna take it back off and put it back on might be off a little.

Boss_Hotrod

Starter solenoid might be shot. If you can hear the relay clicking and everything else is good then the solenoid is porbably shot. That happened to me. You can take the starter out and bench test it using jumper cables to bypass the solenoid and see if it fixes it.