ok here goes well i figured i would give it a shot posting in here maybe you guys experienced the symptoms i am having... its a 97 jdm itr motor/trans from h.m.o in a 89 civic std model...all wired obd1 car has plnety of power just wont crank over no more like the starter isnt gettin juice the meter i used said its getting 12v+ which i think should fire it over i tried 3 dif starters and nothing and idea? had stock itr flywheel and exedy clutch..car runs great when i pop start it ..

 

Bad coil?

 

no it doesnt even crank the starter doesnt do nuttin...its fine when i pop start it jus turning the key it dont do nothing..u hear hte relay clicking thats all

 

what happens when you hook 12v to small spade terminal on starter it should kick right over if not its a bad starter, you did hook it back up right?

 

want to sell one of those 3 starters (in working condition )

 

check all your ground wires alot of people have trouble with those when they put in new motors for some reason.

 

I am willing to bet anything that you have a ground loose somewhere! Take all of them off and replace and or clean them! I had the EXACT same problem once with my b16 and it turned out to be the ground spade that plugs into the starter!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by insomniac791 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am willing to bet anything that you have a ground loose somewhere! Take all of them off and replace and or clean them! I had the EXACT same problem once with my b16 and it turned out to be the ground spade that plugs into the starter!</TD></TR></TABLE>exactly everyone seems to have problems with that one.

 

ground spade? duno...yea i got 12v when i have hte meter on it and afriend turning the key...how many grounds are there trans,valve cover and thermo housing right? i pop started it once last night and turn it off after i got it started and it actually started right up 3 times in a row...then this morning it didnt do ****...i guess i go give a whirl in the morning see what haps

 

like everyone else said check the gound spade.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mar778c &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">like everyone else said check the gound spade.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats not a ground... the starter is grounded through the body of the starter itself. That spade connector is sent 12V+ when you turn the key to position III.

 

still no luck with firing her up...i have no idea.. **** like this makes me want to sell the fukin thing....

 

I know what it is, theres a starter relay near the fuse box under the dash. Let me try to find the pic. I had the same problem, the car wouldnt crank at all so I took it to the shop and that shiet was out in 10mins. Let me find the pic.

 

yea please do..thansk guys for helping. i so far did full tuned up 2weeks ago.. new optima battery, and new alternator today...but pepgirls gave me a wrong alt..so gonna swap it tomorrow see what haps...also replaced starter

 

made some progresss yesteday tryin to get it started, i replaced the starter but it appartly wasnt the right one, but i made a ground for the starter and grounded it out and it shot out and spun..but when it was in the trans it went like it spun once like its hitting something but the starters look dif ..but its progress knowing that it may be narrowed down to a ground prob