Back in October, I converted to OBD1 using Jason's harness. I couldn't get the car to start, and still cant. It's not the harness because I sent it back to Jason, and he said he rechecked the wiring, and the harness worked on another car.

The car I'm trying to start is a 90' LS (same **** as an EF). Trying to start up the stock B18a using a P28 ecu. Both the OBD1 dizzy, and P28 work on a 95'GSR.

When I try to start, I get a series of clicks from the starter (click-click-click-click.. almost like a machine gun). The lights in the cluster flash along with the erratic clicking. I have an alarm, and when keep trying to start it, I get the same clicks with a short buzz of the starter cranking over, and the alarm comes on.

I troubleshooted everything in the starting system using the helms, everything checked out okay ..although I am uncertain about the starter. It works, and cranks the motor smoothly when I bypass it to the car battery. I thought the problem was spark, so disconnected the distributor, and I still get the same ****.. click-click-click-click-click.. from the starter.
Has anyone had this erratic starter problem?

BTW, with the P28, Ive always had codes 20 - 23. Jason saw the CEL (I sent a video clip of it flashing) and turned out to be ELD electric load detector (which is the wire that connects to the powersteering fluid sensor), VTEC, and Knock sensor. I don't need VTEC, and powersteering fluid to start, and P28 doesnt use a knock sensor. So wuddaf**k?

 

Just curious, have you checked the starter and battery grounds? I'm an idiot when it comes to electrical so disregard this if it makes no sense, but I once had an impossible to diagnose starter problem and it turned out that the grounding wire for the unit had gone bad.

 

swap the starter out with another one then see what happens.

 

No, ground is not out of the question. I doubt its the battery ground connection, because I connected it directly to the chassis, and I get the same clicking.
For the starter, I check the black/white wire (spade connector) which is covered with wire loom & elect. tape from the factory. I didnt see how it can have a break in it. The other wire thats bolted down is on there tight and there is no corrosion.

Im still wondering if my problem might be OBD1, or non-starter related before I go shopping for a new starter.

The thing is... all of this started when I installed the OBD1 parts & conv harness. I did nothing else to the car! Why would a starter all of the sudden go bad? when the starter was working perfectly fine before I converted to OBD1?

 

:up:

 

well take the starter out and test it.