OK, so I changed the clutch in my gilr's LS this weekend. I put everything back together... tranny, axle, starter, distributor, etc.... and went to start the car and it just goes:

click click click click click... etc.

I'm gonna check the ground wires and all that later.. but do you have any other suggestions on what to check? It was 10:30 last night and I was outside so I didn't want to do anything else, so I just went home, and I'm gonna go over today to try to remedy it.

Any suggestions? probably a ground wire or something?

THANKS!
peaces.

 

no sex for you for a while.

haha.

all i can think of are wires, check distributor/alternator wires...

is it throwing code?

 

I didn't check on if it was...

ARGH!

 

try a new battery.

 

new battery? hmmmmmmm... why?

 

or just recharge it.

when u turn ur car over, does it start making a click, click, click noise?

if so your battery needs more juice. if it does work when u jump it, then u need a new battery.

 

yeah, the battery was dead cause the whole time the car sat there the hatch was open and that little light was on.. I'll let it sit on the charger for a while and see if that works.. but it does click over and over when I turn the key

 

anyone else have suggestions, or maybe you've been through it?

thanks.

 

if it's not the battery...check the starter wired and make sure you have good connections and the correct points, also check your other ground wires.

 

Sometimes the main relay will offer similar symptoms, but i believe in this case it is in fact the battery.

Either that, or the ground from the chassis to the transmission.

That will do it to, i know from personal experience.

 

hahahhahahaa... yeah, thanks. I'm gonna check to make sure the wires are all secure and tight. I hope it's just the battery.

thanks.

 

sometimes my old starter would stick so I would have to hit it

I'm not kidding

 

OK....

so I checked everything, and I still can't figure it out. It's getting a spark, it's turning, it just won't start... I charged the battery and everything.. i played with the distributor a little, checked all the connections, etc.

what does it sound like? timing waaaay off or what? how can i fix this?!?!??!

THANKS for your help.

 

Hit the starter with the metal end of a screw driver. Seriously.

 

what????? just like stab it or something?

 

Whack it, like you are trying to crack someones head open with a bat.

 

Make sure you have the wires out of the Distributor in the right place.. It sounds like I had a similar problem and i had the wires wrong..but i really thought I had the right..and my car sat for 2 days...pretty gay of me..but live and learn..Good Luck

 

did u align the flywheel right cause dont it touch the starter for it to start? maybe u got no gas.

 

the starter itself may be going out, they start clicking when they go bad.

 

yeah, the flywheel should be aligned right.. and it's possible the starter is going out or something.. I'm hoping to try a few more things before I start replacing stuff.

 

I think the starter went.

 

-time for a swap


[Modified by dut619, 6:58 AM 10/31/2002]

 

Ditto.

 

hmm... swap her LS motor out of her LS? haha.. I'll throw it in the hatch! perfect!

haha.. nice try guys.

 

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