himhimself

I put my key in the ignition, all the dash lights came on like they are supposed to, i turn the key and hear a single click or basically nothing

the battery is good its a brand new yellow top, the starter should be good it is pretty new too, i have no idea what the problem is

some days it will start up no problem and then other days it wont try to start at all

any help?

also is the starter solenoid on the starter?

j_DA9

Does it turn over? if it does check if you have spark, That happened to my B20. At first it would take 4ever to turn on and somtimes not at all. It might be your dizzy(distributor).

himhimself

it doesnt turn over at all....just makes a noise and its not like a distinct click

i think what im hearing is the fuel pump engaging

maybe it is my dizzy idk

-__-

make sure all of your grounds are clean. u should have 3: the thermostat, one on the valve cover and one going from the transmission to the chassis.

my car would not start because a ground was disconnected.

himhimself

well i know that all 3 of those grounds are connected ...and my car will start sometimes and then other days i cant get it to start to save my life

himhimself

oh not only that but my dash lights and everything come on...they probably wouldnt if any one of those grounds was disconnected...or would they?

himhimself

i was reading on rywire.com about hardwiring a couple harnesses...could this be a problem? since i did have an auto to manual swap

it was fine for a few months when i first got my car back but now its acting up

nonsense

did you check the clutch switch? It might think the clutch is out.

michaelzuniga89

Get thee ICM tested oh and did you check all fuses related to starting?

michaelzuniga89

Also are both of the terminals clean on the battery? This was happening to my girlfriends car and it turned out to just be the terminals were super dirty..just a thought..gl

superfreestyle

try running a wire from the battery direct to the starter

2.0|hybridHatcH

your coil in your distributor is out. buy a new one

himhimself

i think i forgot to mention that its an auto to 5 speed conversion too...im thinking it might be something wire related?

jr-bones

hey what i would suggest is check your grounds make sure that they are not 2 long, then check where they are grounded to make sure there is no paint. if that dosent help out a bit when ever it wont start just jut a small piece of wire, clip the ends and look on the starter u will see 2 rubber cover on 2 sets of wire unplug the bottom one and remove the cap on the top one.then place one end of the wire on the top one and the other side inside the starter where u unplug the other wire from but before dong all that make sure that the keys are turned in the on position when u do that if the car starts then the starter is good and its probably not getting enough ground here is a link that shows u the wires with the cap

jr-bones

hey what i would suggest is check your grounds make sure that they are not 2 long, then check where they are grounded to make sure there is no paint. if that dosen't help out a bit when ever it wont start just jut a small piece of wire, clip the ends and look on the starter u will see 2 rubber cover on 2 sets of wire unplug the bottom one and remove the cap on the top one.then place one end of the wire on the top one and the other side inside the starter where u unplug the other wire from but before dong all that make sure that the keys are turned in the on position when u do that if the car starts then the starter is good and its probably not getting enough ground here is a link that shows u the 2 wires with the cap

himhimself

i mean what would happen if they were too long? because the ground from my transmission to engine bay have a little extra sticking out of the metal crimp thing (idk what to call it)