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Engine won't start...

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Old May 11, 2005 | 05:11 PM
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Car used to start fine. I normally leave the car in the garage. One weekend, I left the car outside in the heat. Car wouldn't start up right away. After a few more times of trying, it started up all nasty. I heard a nasty buzzing sound either from behind the gauge cluster or underneath the dash somewhere.

I followed my uncle to this garage sale thing where he wanted to show me something he was interested in. I go to my car to start it up and it won't start. I hear one click and that's it. I'd have to wait a few minutes before I can try again. Just one click and that's it. Got some of the ppl from the garage sale to help push the car so I can pop-start it. It pop-starts fine.

I get home and the same deal. Doesn't start unless I pop start. I could even push it just a foot and it pop-starts fine. I switched to a new battery and still doesn't work. The starter is wired up fine.

It would always start right up in the morning. But after a short drive or enough to get the engine warm enough, I would never be able to start it right up again unless it's pop-started.

I finally got the solenoid of my starter replaced. It ony worked a couple of times. I brought it back to the shop and they replaced it with another brand. It started fine.

Two months later, the problem happened again. After a short drive, it doesn't start right back up. Pop-starting it worked only a few times until the very last time. It literally took about 20 tries to pop-start it. Jump-starting it didn't work either. And yes, the starter/battery is all hooked up correctly and tight, but it still doesn't work. Just one click like always. Some of the times, it would get that nasty buzzing sound again. Finally after a few hours, I was able to pop-start it, but just barely.

Bought another brand new battery. Brought the starter to a shop and they tested it fine. That was probably the 3rd time I had them test it. Too bad they couldn't test it under load.

Anyway, from searching here on H-T, one of the solutions I found that it could be is the main relay. Fuel pump would prime tho and yes fuel was passing through. And yes, engine has spark and the dizzy is fine. So we can cross that out. By now, I'm sure it can't be the starter because the car used to be able to be pop-started w/o the starter installed. And since it no longer pop-starts, I have no clue.

I took another starter and main relay from my dad's hatch and tested it on my car. I turn the key to the "on" position" and the fuel pump primed. I fully turn the key to start the engine up and I hear a quick nasty buzzing and that was it. I tried to start the engine again and the fuel pump no longer primes, no click from the starter, and almost all the gauge cluster's dummy lights are hella dim (half-lit).

I thought I fried the main relay so I took the starter and main relay off my car and put it back on my dad's hatch and tested it. It started up right away with no hesitation. I even tested my starter and main relay on it and it starts up right away too.

Before I start pulling my fuse block panel out and looking into all the wiring underneath my dash following the ignition/starter circuits, I want to know what I should check out first. I appreciate all the help I can get, fella's. This shiet is pissin' me off bad.

And no, I didn't do anything before all this started to happen. It just started happening out of nowhere.
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