i did a 96 d16y7 swap on my 1990 wagon (d16a6)

i only used the d16y7 head and block and everything from the wagon like intake manifold, exhaust, alternator, dizzy, harness etc. using a crx si trans though

after everything was in already i tried starting it up but it won't even crank up! all the lines and wires are pluged in correctly but still it won't crank up

any help from you guys would be great

BTW this is my first swap

 

So it wont even crank? Check the grounds and battery..

 

yup it wont crank up, battery is good did the grounds and everything plus before i put on the dizzy i put it on TDC,

the engine that i swapped is in good condition the owner did a k swap on his dx

 

Does the starter even click?

 

nope, like nothing i dont know why, i checked the plugs on the starter there all good

 

Hit the starter lightly with a hammer..See what happens,,Mine is like that sometimes..You get power atleast right? Lights and all that?

 

charge your battery

 

ok will try tom, yup i got lights n everything

what if it wont start again?

btw is there a proper way to turn it to TDC? like clockwise or counter clockwise? coz i turned it counter clockwise

 

Double check , triple check grounds, check fuses, insure the starter signal wire (black/white) is connected.

Perhaps starter is going.

 

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using a new battery
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did that already, starter is only a year old

 

check fuses and grounds. Clean all grounding spots to bare metal. I know you said you checked them but I thought i had checked mine previously and BAM my car worked after triple checking them.

There should be the thermostat housing, valve cover to rad support, and tranny to frame to battery terminal.

Also look in your underhood fuse and look at the battery fuse and see if thats blown.

Also perhaps your main relay is going out is out

 

ok will to all of this, thanks!

 

the battery was dead! coz i havnt used it for 2 weeks, my car started 4 like 30 mins after that tired to drive it like 10 meters after dat the clutch wont go in no more then i turned off the engine and after a while tried starting it again then it won't start again?

guys any clues on what is goin on here?

 

You have a drain somewhere. Check all your wiring. Sounds like your grounding out and killing the battery. Maybe even your alternator isn't powering the battery. Check that too.

As for the clutch...dead clutch maybe, time to get a new one! I know that 88-89 and 90-91 clutches are sensitive to there years and the flywheel. Maybe you have an issue with that. But odds are you have a dead clutch. Adjust it to make sure it's releasing properly, if it is, and it's not grabbing, it's dead.

 

i think i better check the timing again, coz i only put it on TDC and turned it 90 deg counter clockwise then put the dizzy in

as for the clutch it is new would the shaft that goes in the clutch be broken easily?

 

The input shaft? No...

The timing would do nothing to crank the engine over, leave it alone for now. Find out why it ain't cranking over. Hot wire your starter. Run direct power to it, see if it turns. It might be dead. Give it a few taps with a hammer while its cranking it could be jammed.

Hmm...use a multimeter and check for voltage. I think your wiring is fucked up somewhere. And I know you say it's perfect, but I thought mine was perfect too until my engine started to over heat and I found out I didn't plug my fan in. Ya, **** like that ain't cool. Good thing I caught it and it was only running for 20 minutes.

 

my timing was way off the i had to put it on TDC then put in the dizzy the car starts now only problem is the transmission coz eventhough i dont step on the clutch pedal it goes in gear and there is a weird sound, gonna pull down the tranny tom though just to make sure

 

Modified by marc-111 at 10:11 AM 1/29/2006

 

btw i pulled the tranny down and checked everything (but didnt remove the pres plate, clutch and flywheel) everything looks fine maybe i only need to adjust the cable :x

but why is it that eventhough i dont step on the clutch pedal it still goes in gears? and the grinding sound plus the car won't move