i'm having problems starting my car. i've got a crx with a gsr swap. the battery is at 12.5V and we even tried jumpstarting it. checked all the fuses under the hood, and they're all good. basically, you just turn the key, and hear one click...

here is a little vid of it:

(just click on it)

 

make sure the connections to the battery are tight, so as grounds.
if not its most likely your starter taking a dookie

 

Does anyone know how to check the starter?

 

do you have a remote starter? you can check it like that, it hooks power straight to the starter and then starts it

 

No i don't got a remote stater.

 

your starter should make lots of clicking noises if it's workin right and theres another reason it wont start.

SO, first thing I'D check would be that all the wiring TO the starter is connected properly and in good connection.

also double check all your grounds.

theres a thin black wire that goes to the starter, you can test the starter by jumping the battery dirrectly to that point, put the ignition in the on position and connect a wire from the positive terminal to the starter, it should crank ur car.

if not, it's prolly fubar, if so, then it's probly a problem in the starter/ignition circuit.

 

YOOO MAN my **** is doing the same thing one day i was running my carrr wiht out the battery just of the alttt after i used the battery 2 check my alt next day hook up the battery and it did what urs is doing just 1 click got a new starter same thinggg iunno whats wriong buttt imaaa figure it out morow prolly just 1 click like suttin aint rigt i got a fresh battery only thing i can thing is a loose wire that i diid not see iunno have 2 check it out morow some 1 said my motor is seized but it was running perfect day before with a good oil level iunno man let me noe if u fixxx ursss try turning ur pully with an 18 with out the plugssss in could be some type of stuck on suttin imaa try that 2 morow igt man let me noe what goes on

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SlAmMeD 91 HaTcH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> YOOO MAN my **** is doing the same thing one day i was running my carrr wiht out the battery just of the alttt after i used the battery 2 check my alt next day hook up the battery and it did what urs is doing just 1 click got a new starter same thinggg iunno whats wriong buttt imaaa figure it out morow prolly just 1 click like suttin aint rigt i got a fresh battery only thing i can thing is a loose wire that i diid not see iunno have 2 check it out morow some 1 said my motor is seized but it was running perfect day before with a good oil level iunno man let me noe if u fixxx ursss try turning ur pully with an 18 with out the plugssss in could be some type of stuck on suttin imaa try that 2 morow igt man let me noe what goes on </TD></TR></TABLE>


wtf did you just say????
hopefully your just typing like that as a joke

 

yehhh i really dnt take my time cuz its only a little forum no big deal my car is a 91civic hatch apexi n1 cat back, cold air intake, split fire 5inch monster tach, thats all for nowww soon 2 be z6 head mini mee..

 

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theres a thin black wire that goes to the starter, you can test the starter by jumping the battery dirrectly to that point, put the ignition in the on position and connect a wire from the positive terminal to the starter, it should crank ur car.
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what do you mean by "jumping the battery directly to that point"? can you elaborate a little more?

 

that sounds like the starter

try to manually start it or push start the bitch

manually start meanings: use a screwdriver and touch the power cable on the starter and the housing which is ground of course make sure u have the key to the ON position too

if this doesn't work or nothing sounds better then what u get then the starter is a good point or area to look at

 

so does anyone know how i can tell what kind of starter i have? i have a 90 crx with a 98 gsr engine and a 90 integra tranny. i'm not sure what it's got since it was swapped before i got the car...


Modified by lazykiwi at 7:32 PM 11/27/2004

 

Anyone know what kinda starter i should get?

 

last night, i got the car to crank by having my friend banging on the starter with a hammer, but then then my fuse blew. this fuse blew about a week ago too. i'm not sure if that has something to do with it either...

here's a pic of the starter. i can't quite make out the words on the denso tag. can anyone tell me what car this is from? i'm still guessing 90 integra since it should match my tranny. i have a 90 crx with a 98 gsr engine...






Modified by lazykiwi at 7:31 PM 11/27/2004


Modified by lazykiwi at 7:34 PM 11/27/2004

 

i went to pep boys to try and find a replacement starter. but they didn't have it in stock. (btw, they said that i needed one to match the tranny.)

so afterwards, i went to napa, and they actually had the 90-91 integra starter. we compared it with the one i took out, and it looked like a perfect match. so i went home and put it in, and it started right up, with no problems.

so thanks to everyone for their help!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lazykiwi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i went to pep boys to try and find a replacement starter. but they didn't have it in stock. (btw, they said that i needed one to match the tranny.)

so afterwards, i went to napa, and they actually had the 90-91 integra starter. we compared it with the one i took out, and it looked like a perfect match. so i went home and put it in, and it started right up, with no problems.

so thanks to everyone for their help!</TD></TR></TABLE>

yay!