ok, so my car still won't start after replacing 1)the starter and 2)the battery with brand new parts. I turn the car to the ON position and then turn it one more turn (atleast i think thats right, if not my bad but you get what i mean) and nothing happens. The lights come on, the beeps beep and everything seems fine until I turn it that last turn and nothing happens at all.

am i looking at an alternator problem? i have already followed the advice of other threads and replaced the common parts, to no avail. now what?

 

well if there are lights and the beeps beep then its not a battery and the alternator just charges the battery.

you are looking at starter, starter selenoid, or bad wires (bare, grounding out)

have someone try starting it while you tap or hit the starter with a pipe

 

do u hear a click by the driver side under the dash. Could be starter main relay

 

Check the 80 amp underhood fuse.

 

do you mean hear a click when i try to start it or just turn the car on?

i hear the normal clicking sort of on noise when i turn the car on (i assume its spark or something like that), but nothing when i turn the key again.

 

i already replaced the starter with a new one, would i still need to hit it? if so, what does that do anyways? just curious cause i've heard that before.

 

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it could have a "dead spot" in it where it doesnt make a good connection. it you hit it and it starts, count on taking it back for another

 

are u sure u hooked up the starter correctly....check it again...u might have forgotten to hook up one of the wires...

 

well it only has 2 wires on it,but id check that first then see if ur getting power at the starter and work from their checking all fuses and wires

 

are you saying your car wont start and you replaced the battery and starter thinking it was the problem??...maybe your timing belt snapped or you ran it out of oil and your engine seized...i can tell you 1 thing though...it doesnt sound good.... ...i wish you the best of luck....

 

i can roll it off (put it in 2nd and pop it into gear while rolling) just fine so the engine works, oil is good, and the timing belt is still hanging in there. I'm guessing and electrical problem. i'm gonna check the 80amp tomorrow and go from there. might give the starter a good pop although i doubt it would be the problem with a new one installed. oh well, thanks for the luck

 

have u checked the distributor and/or ignition coil at all??? that happened to me once and i just changed out the ignition coil and good as new.

 

nope. how would i go about checking that?

 

check ALL ur fuses b4 u start changing ne thing else

 

fixed it!

turns out the plug on my clutch pedal (not sure the correct term) was unplugged and the plug itself had been jumped with a small piece of wire. The guy I got it from must have had some problem with it too and did that before i got a hold of the car. I unjumped it and plugged it back in...works fine.

odd situation but maybe it will help anyone else who is having a similar problem. If your plug is plugged in, take it out (its the 2 prong yellow plug that is on the very top of your clutch pedal assembly behind the fuse panel. you gotta crawl under your dash to get a peek at it) and put a small wire in one side of the plug and put the other end of the wire into the other side of the plug, making an arch between the two holes in the plug. if you car starts, then i'd say you have something wrong with whatever that plug does/is.

thanks all for your help

 

that's the neutral safety switch