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Old 02-16-2006, 11:18 PM
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Ok hold on..I went to summit and searched the part number and it said it was for an automatic..so i was pissed and thought damn im gonna have to send it back..but then i went outside and messed with some of the wires and then tryed to start it, and it turned over. so whats up with that? everything bolted up fine, and it started to crank..
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Old 02-17-2006, 12:28 AM
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come on guys tell me somethin
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Old 02-17-2006, 01:47 AM
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pkugs and wires in the electrical system.... battery......cables
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Old 02-17-2006, 12:23 PM
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Ok hold on..I went to summit and searched the part number and it said it was for an automatic..so i was pissed and thought damn im gonna have to send it back..but then i went outside and messed with some of the wires and then tryed to start it, and it turned over. so whats up with that? everything bolted up fine, and it started to crank..
I thought you knew someting I didn't on 94 starters, mine are the same on my auto and manual. The first thought I had was the ground wire that goes from the chasis to the tranny/engine block on the drivers side. Is it possible you painted where they battery ground wire hooks up?
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Old 02-17-2006, 04:29 PM
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angcobra...your so smart! yeah last night when i went out there and changed some wires around on the terminals of the starter. i noticed i forgot to hook up that ground. and thats what it was. I wanna here this thing run tonight. atleast i hope so..stupid 94 computer probably isnt going to allow it to run worth a crap
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Old 02-19-2006, 02:44 PM
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angcobra...your so smart! yeah last night when i went out there and changed some wires around on the terminals of the starter. i noticed i forgot to hook up that ground. and thats what it was. I wanna here this thing run tonight. atleast i hope so..stupid 94 computer probably isnt going to allow it to run worth a crap
Solved one on the internet, ain't that cool?
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Old 02-19-2006, 03:13 PM
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The car runs now..And its awesome. Right now i dont even think i could handle a power adder. that thing is freakin awesome
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