Modified by TyPE-RON at 7:56 PM 7/27/2004

 

check your starter.

 

Sounds like either your starter, or the ignition switch.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wall of tvs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Sounds like either your starter, or the ignition switch.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyPE-RON &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Are there any suprises to watch out for?</TD></TR></TABLE>

unplug the battery 1st

Its pretty straigh forward, I did mine in that dark in about 1 hour.

Check the connection to your solenoid first....if its disconnected you could get the same symptoms.

 

Before you take it out, try rapping on it with a big screwdriver or small hammer. If it cranks then you know your starter's going bad.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyPE-RON &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Any tips on taking it out? Are there any suprises to watch out for?</TD></TR></TABLE>

there are two bolts that hold it in. Disconnect the battery and the starter ground. Should only take 20 minutes at the most. One of the bolts that hold the starter in is pretty long and it holds the tranny in too so dont be alarmed if you keep turning it and it doesn't seem like it's not going anywhere.

 

WHEW! thought it was going to be another theft thread.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JimBlake &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Before you take it out, try rapping on it with a big screwdriver or small hammer. If it cranks then you know your starter's going bad.
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Yeah do that, my old Camry did that a few times, and my dad taught me that trick of tapping the starter w/ a hammer.

 

yep, the starter was my first guess

 

You'll get a nice scare when it sparks like crazy at you. Disconnect the battery, please.

 

if you can try to do the 2nd gear starting with the key on the "on" position down a hill. if it starts then, probably your starter...sometimes your starter is stuck so you can also give it a couple of knockings with a metal bar. and then try...also battery terminals might be lose

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Yeah do that, my old Camry did that a few times, and my dad taught me that trick of tapping the starter w/ a hammer.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94B18B1Teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You'll get a nice scare when it sparks like crazy at you. Disconnect the battery, please.</TD></TR></TABLE>

why would that happen? I meant tap the body of the starter itself, not the power wire terminal You don't need to disconnect the battery just to tap the starter, and no sparks will not fly.

 

exactly what i thought

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hites &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WHEW! thought it was going to be another theft thread.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea same here. i know this guy. he lives down the street from me. his car is nice. but he's ugly.

 

CHECK THE IGNITION FUSE.

 

Check the igntion coil, because the same thing happened to me. To check if the igintion coil is working you're going to have to get an Ohm meter and check the resistance across the primary and secondary points.

 

give it a tap with a hammer or something, then try.

Make sure that the connector for it isn't unplugged. Sounds like it isn't even turning. Check all the wires on the starter

 

Thats the old school way, always a charm!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyPE-RON &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I checked the ignition fuse, gave the starter a few bonks with a hammer & it still wont start. I heard that you can take a starter to Kragen or Autozone and they'll run a test to see if the starter is busted, is this true? </TD></TR></TABLE>

correct.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TyPE-RON &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I checked the ignition fuse, gave the starter a few bonks with a hammer & it still wont start. I heard that you can take a starter to Kragen or Autozone and they'll run a test to see if the starter is busted, is this true? </TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes but I like NAPA better... Better testing tools.

 

You might crawl under your dash and see if the kill switch on the clutch pedal is working properly.