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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 02:45 PM
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heres whats happening i turn the key on and every thing lights up like normal but when i go to start it nothing is happening so far i have replaced the starter,starter relay,starter fuse,and ignition switch all that is left is the clutch switch but i took a wire and bridged the connectors and still nothing any help would be much appreciated as of the moment i'm starting the car by using a peice of wire to bridge the starter solenoid and battery but every time i start my car it looks like i'm stealing it and this could be bad if the wrong person saw lol
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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Bump because i need help
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Old Aug 16, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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tap the starter with a cresent or hammer or whatever. If it starts up after doing this then you've got a prob with the starter!! (contacts)
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 12:19 PM
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i have replaced the starter it's brand NEW
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 01:48 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by theemaddhatterr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have replaced the starter it's brand NEW</TD></TR></TABLE>

Is it from Honda ? If not its probably been rebuilt, nothing bad about rebuilt ones but sometimes there not always built perfect.
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 01:49 PM
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could be a ground...same prob when i did my swap...then sanded the ground and the body and started right up
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Old Aug 17, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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doubt it is but for search purpose ......had the excat same prob. mine was the selonoid....pulled the started gave the selenoid quick clean then had it tested. (tested good!!!) went home put i back in and boom fired right up n.p. then few days later it happened again... lights and everything but no crank so i pulled selonoid off again and it still had so much gunk n **** in there i was pullin it out with my fingers (use latex gloves if u do that **** wont all get out from under my nails) and since then its been cherry. HOW TO CHECK! (also just try to do a hot lead straight from your positive battery to the starter with an insulted piece of cooper wire. or any thick conductive wire of jumper cables thats insulated cept the ends and touch it to the hot lead wire that leads to your starter. this should bypass all safety features and wiring (cept grounds.. cars r ac not dc) and it should turn over........if not its a ground or like i said... the selonoid .. so then clean brushes and selonoid. .. good luck

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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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ya running a hot wire from the battery to the solenoid is how i have been starting it i replaced the starter because at first i thought it was the starter but both starters are good NEW and Old lol i wasted 80 on a part i don't need
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Old Aug 18, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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lol......do people even read posts.......that one dude said it could be bad....lmao we know its not bad b.c its working with a hot lead....... lol ...............BUT I HAVE A WAY..... unless your car is perfect and you dont want to do any "interior modifications" this is the way.....1. go to an auto parts shop and but a doorbell or starter switch 2. just wire up the hot lead straight to starter and mount the starter switch in ur dash and boom.... itll work just fine if the car is startin with a hot lead. you can make it look good ..........hell do some james bond **** and mount the switch under ur dash or in ur glove box!!!! actually would be pretty cool........o yea and tell the ladies its your NOS switch.....lmao
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 12:24 PM
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ya no one read the post but if i can't figure it out i might just mount a s2k start button lol
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 12:45 PM
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checked all fuses? any corrosion, broken wires possibly?
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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most likely it's your main relay.
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