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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Just done with a swap. The car started before i bled the clutch and ran fine. after i bled the clucth the car wont start at all. all i hear is two clicks from under the dash. one click from the fuse box and another from the main relay. the car will not even turn over. i noticed one of the clutch switches is not plugged in but i dont think it ever was. the switch is the one on the top. even with direct power to the starter it will not turn over but i took the starter out and it worked. any help needed will be great thanks.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:31 PM
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Did you check all the grounds?
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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there is one ground that is not connected. its the ground connected with the starter and power cable to the battery. the thing is the car started the first time without it.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Make sure all connections are made, a friend of mine(not the brightest crayon in the box) just payed more than $700 on diagnostics because his car wouldn't start.....only to find out that he had a missing ground. If only he had looked for something wrong other than the battery before bringing it in.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:12 PM
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ill try it thanks
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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when u applied direct power to the starter did you apply it to the small clip that is the ignition circuit and not the big one that the battery runs to?...and connect the ground dont half *** it
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 07:46 PM
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i placed a wire to the little clip not the big one. i didnt have it grounded tho.
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Old Jul 18, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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def ground it
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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update. we pop started the car and when its on we press the clutch in again and car shuts off. ???
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Old Jul 20, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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bump. need help asap. all grounds are replaced. 2 small wires on the driver side of the motor. replaced big ground to the tranny. could it be the harness are maybe ECU? when we turn the car on the CEL doesnt even turn on and turn on like it nomrally would.

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