mattylax12

1986 gt convertible
doesnt start or do anything
battery has 12v
jumped the solenoid and it does nothing
whats next?

tmajikman

bench test the starter, take the starter off and test it in a vise.

mattylax12

what does that mean?

tmajikman

Hook up 12 volts to the starter and make sure it turns like it is suppose to.

89 fox

if it is the starter...do the 92-95 5.0 starter swap...lighter and more torque!

mattylax12

so unbolt the starter cable from the solenoid and touch it to the pos terminal on the battery?

samseed101

Will it run at all if you pop the clutch?

mattylax12

heres what happened i picked up a motor from someone i know and they removed the distributor for some odd reason. so i dropped it in this past weekend and today i would adjust the timing and then try and start the car. it would start but not turnovermeaning that i was missing. i did this like 3-4 times and after each time i tried to start it i adjusted the timing again. the last time the car sounded like it backfired and after adjusting the timing again it wouldnt start. there was no smoke on any of the startups and i made sure that everything was connected. i cleaned the terminals everywhere and made sure that the connections were solid and the solenoid cant even be jumped but the battery has juice (12v).

now what??

mattylax12

bump

turbosha

does the solinoid click? any noises at all?pull all the plugs out and try to turn over the engine by hand.start over everything you did, sounds like spark plug wires my not be on correct.