ok so my friend was driving his eg, she started the car, drove down the street, turned right and tried shifting into second but it wouldnt go into gear, the car had shut off but her lights and music were still on.

any ideas as to what it could be


Modified by herbalist at 1:48 AM 11/9/2005

 

check your battery connections, make sure there tight, and also check youre grounding wires

 

if the battery connections were bad wouldnt the lights and music shut off too? thanks for the fast reponse

 

anyone else

 

sounds like she stalled

 

maybe it's just me, but from my experience with driving stick shift cars, the car would still be able to start after stalling

the car does not start

 

check out the main relay, ignition switch and ICM/coil in the dizzy

 

what should i be lookin for with the coil? thanks for the help

 

you need a multimeter and a helms manual or something like that so you can start troubleshooting your ignition system. Start by checking to see if you have spark. You can pull one of the sparkplug wires and stick a screwdriver or something in it. Then have your girlfriend crank the starter while you hold the shaft of the screwdriver next to something grounded on your engine. Look really carefully to see if any blue sparks appear. Just make sure you're not touching anything metal on the screwdriver ZAP!!!!

 

yep, i second the multimeter, test the battery, alternator, and then check for spark, and fuel. they are cheap at radio shack, under ten bucks.

 

thanks for the help guys, any other suggestions?

 

let us know how the testing off all the stuff mentioned above and then we can go from there.

good luck!