i have a 1992 civic hatchback with a ls swap and i can push start it but i it does not want to start with the key fuel pump primes everything good main relay good what could be the cause of this??? please heLP any input is appreciated thanks

 

i would say the starter, just a wild guess

 

checked starter starter is good
nething else?

 

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x2 check the fuses also

 

what fuses could it be ?? ive checked em all

 

did you check the power wire that runs direct to the starter?

 

battery could be low on charge

 

same thing with my friends car, the wires on the starter were not connected properly.

 

does it turn over at all when trying to start it with the key?

 

bypass the clutch saftey switch

 

it has a brand new battery in it. ive checked the starter wires a million times. how do i bypass the clutch safety switch and what is that going to do for me?

 

can someone give me some pictures of where the clutch safety switch is located

 

possibly a chipped master key.~!

 

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say what??

 

ignition?

 

also, howd you test starter? Tapping it?

 

red-black keys have a internal chip dont they

 

there is a thin black wire that connects to the starter with a spade type connecter, make sure this wire is securely connected, if it is not it will not start with the key, I had this same situation with a friends 97ex, it would push start but it would not start with the key, the wire had come of we re attached the wire and it started fine

gl

 

starter came off my buddys running gsr then took it too advance auto to see if it was any good and they said its good has to be something with the ignition bad or something. the guy i bought it from left it outside with no drivers side window for a few months could of the ignition got wet and something shorted out or something or that sort?
starter is off a 00 gsr that will work with a ls swap with b16 tranny correct?

 

yes ignition/starter wire, i see this all the time after i had mines F'ed up. i rewired and starts fine.

 

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newer hondas have these but none of the 92-00 civics shoudl have them. i had the problem with the ls swap into my 99 civic. i had to run a ground wire to it and it has started fine ever since

 

is there a ground anywhere on the starter? theres the black and white wire to the starter and then the positive cable on there is there suppose to be a ground or something on there?

 

its gotta be a bad ground. i had a loose bracket on my chassis to tranny ground and my car refused to start. but it would push start. CHECK ALL YOUR GROUNDS

 

just did the swap got a good valve cover ground tranny ground is good ground on the thermostat is good is there suppose to be one on the starter i don't know wat else it could b

 

i will try to take a picture of mine tomorrow and post it for you