ive been at this for a few weeks now and i have narrow it down to that im not getting spark to my wires. ive done everything: new dizzy, new wires, new spark plugs, checked starter, ecu, all fuses, tried different dizzy cap, and timing. i know im getting power to the dizzy but when i try to crank it over it doesnt do anything at all. All you can hear is the clicking from the starter. so there is no spark going to the spark plug wires at all. what am i suppose to do now?

 

bump help

 

so does not turn over now.... sounds like the starter is gone or your batt is dead...or **** your motor is locked up (proly not just a scare) how did you check the starter?

 

battery is brand new too...i took the starter off and took it to autozone to check. how does a motor lock up? will not turn over or even crank on.

 

check the timming belt, look for teeth missing

 

nope all teeth still there. just replaced it when a did the swap in the begining of the summer. keep the suggestions coming. im to the point that if i have to reswap ill do it.

 

If its just a single click when you turn it over, its either a bad starter or a locked up motor. Try turning over the motor by hand.

 

how do you turn it over by hand?

 

help.

 

put a socket on it and turn it with a ratchet

 

where do you put the socket?

 

on the crank pulley bolt

 

Push Start it, to see if your motor is locked up.

 

what did the starter test tell you?

make sure you have all the connections to the starter right

 

yea i tried pushed start it too. nothing happen...just clicking from the starter

 

i tried to test it myself and all it was doing was popping in and out. i took it to autozone and they it was fine. i guess what im thinking now is...the starter doesnt spin on to the flywheel. it pops to the flywheel when i try to start it but no spin. what does this mean even though autozone said its fine and i saw it spin.

 

possible wiring problem, check all your connections to the starter

 

ok...what about...why if my alternator went dead...could this cause my engine not to crank over? Now, when i think about it...when i was able to crank it over afew times but seemed like it was lacking power. then finally nothing....just the clicking from the starter. so if i have a dead alternator could it also be prevent me from even cranking over?

 

well if you try and crank a motor without starting you will kill the battery

the purpose of the alternator after the car is running is to charge the battery after a heavy load, such as starting, so i don't see how your alternator could be dead if the motor never started

check your battery

 

battery still brand new bought it a month ago.

 

did you check the charge tho?

also, your not going to get spark until the motor is physically turning, the ECU will be getting no signal and therefore send no signal to provide a spark

 

maybe check coils. fried ecu??

 

update, it finally started to crank again but it doesnt turn over. once in awhile ill be able to turn it all the way over but it sounds sloppy. i tried to feed it some gas and it didnt even rev, it studder and then just died by itself. seems like my whole car is acting crazy. i turn on my headlights and my turbo timer and cd play shuts off.??? i didnt even do anything with the lighting.

 

what did you do to make it finally crank?

as dartdc said...check your coil in the dizzy

 

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no CEL? try jumping the ecu anyway, i bet you get some CEL. i would try a diff. coil.