00em14life

Okay so i recently changed my clutch after i changed my clutch and had the flywheel resurfaced i tried starting and it would have trouble starting and i forgot to plug a wire in and i wanted to fix a leak it was on my vtec solenoid so i took it off and my distributor cuz i didnt know where it was leakin then so i fixed the leak put everything back in and my car wont start i turn the key and i hear the starter clicking but nothing else i can push start my car but nothing else i checked my alternator and replaced my starter and still it has the same problem what else could be the problem and i also put on around 600 miles with the new clutch before this started happening

EGSleeper06

May be a stupid question, but did you put the flywheel back on the right way?

00em14life

ya its on the right way

Former User

Did you forget to reconnect the G3 tranny ground wire?

Have you checked the starter safety switch at the top of the clutch pedal?

00em14life

i got the g3 tranny ground wire for sure not so sure bout the starter safty switch ill check that right now

Ruben19

if the car was running fine before you did all this work. obviously u did something wrong.
check all your wiring and make sure u put the distributor back in the right place.
did u mark the distributor before removal?

Former User

The safety starter switch has a 2P connector. Unplug the connector and jump it with a jumper wire. If it starts, the switch may be bad or the rubber stopper has fallen out or broken.

00em14life

not to sure about it being the safty switch tho because ive driven my car and started it up right after i finished my clutch and i drove it for like 600 miles and then one day it randomly just wouldnt start and i would just the starter clicking

Former User

The switch is easy is bypass, so I'd give it a try.

Also make sure the large black wire connected to the starter has battery voltage. If so, the starter itself may be bad, as it sounds like the solenoid is getting voltage.

00em14life

alright so its right about the clutch pedal what exactly does it look like and its not the starter we tested it at autozone and took it out and put in a new starter as well and thank you for the help

Former User

Check for voltage at the large black starter wire. Is the clicking noise coming from the starter solenoid. If so, also check whether the battery charge is low.

The switch looks like this:

00em14life

ya i ran the battery down to test and see if the alternator was charging correctly and it was but the battery is back to 100% charge and ill check the switch right now

00em14life

and the starter sounds like its kicking trying to start but wont just start

Former User

Are the two starter wires possibly swapped? Do you have a test light or multimeter?

00em14life

no i dont have a test light and no they arent swapped i know for a fact they arent swapped because even on the new the wires were setup the way i had them setup

00em14life

i checked and double check and you cant put the distributor back in wrong its made to fit in only one way

Former User

The distributor has no effect on the starter.

Buy or borrow a test light or multimeter so that you can check whether battery voltage reaches both starter wires.

00em14life

fixed it there was a gap on one of the grounds dumb error thanks for the help