cowboy8

trying to start the car. believed it was flooded took the plugs out disconnected juice to fuel pump and cranked it a couple of times to blow it out. went to crank it a third time and nothing, it would only make a click sound but would not turnover. what do i do?

RXnos1200

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I'd check to see if the motor can be turned by hand. Then next I would check all the terminals and cables to the battery to make sure they are on securely. Then check the voltage of the battery.

cowboy8

New to all this . how do I turn the motor by hand

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

Well you can try turning the alternator and belt by hand. Or if you can reach the 19mm front pulley bolt with a socket and wratchet you can turn it that way.

orion84gsl

iTrader: (5)

Just grab the eccentric shaft pulley and turn clockwise. It should move freely.

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

^^^^

cowboy8

battery cables good/ battery volts good/ turned the alternator belt by hand. what next

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

Maybe the starter has issues; get a remote starter and hook it up. See how the starter responds now.

cowboy8

I was cranking on it all day yesterday did not have problems cranking. you still think it might be starter

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

You need to recharge the battery, it's discharged.
You cannot get our engines to fire correctly without cranking compression.
Recommend after you get the battery fully charged and tested to make sure it is still good then if you have access to a jumper vehicle. Hook the jumper vehicle up also while you are deflooding the engine.

cowboy8

I will charge it again tonight. I did that last night and the battery is only a week old. Could it be anything else. Do I need to continue to deflood it and what is the proper procedure

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

The correct de-flooding procedure can be found in the archives section.

cowboy8

ok I will check the archives. what if its not the battery

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Follow my instructions Newbie and all will be well. :-)

xXyUngrOmEr1Xx

when you charge the battery, open the battery caps and put some distilled water in it... NOTE: you can only put distilled water or it wont work!!
you meet need a new battery for it to crank over so buy a new one after you charge it and get it to run....

rome

cowboy8

battery is one week old

orion84gsl

iTrader: (5)

One week old or 20 years old, if you discharge a battery to the point that it needs to be fully recharged, you aren't going to get the same amount of power out of it. It is not good to fully discharge a battery.

cowboy8

did not fully discharge battery. can not find procedure for deflooding in the archives

Ovid213

To deflood, pull your plugs, ground your coil wires (the fouor studs around the strut tower work great), disconnect your fuel, and crank it over till no more fuel sprays out. I generally squirt a small amount of oil into each of the primary carb barrels as well.
Obviously, if your car isn't turning over, you can't do this, so follow doc's advice first.

cowboy8

OK. My battery is fully charged (just had it checked). Turn the key on and warning lights come on but nothing happens. Not even a clicking sound. Battery cables are in good shape. I was cranking it with the plugs out trying to deflood it and now nothing. I can turn the alternator belt by hand. What now?

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

Take off the starter and bench test it or have your local auto shop test it for you. Test to make sure you're getting power to the trigger wire when you turn the ignition key to start as well.

cowboy8

How do you test to make sure getting power to trigger wire. and what is trigger wire

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

The trigger wire is the small female connector that hooks up to the starter solenoid. There's the positive cable and the trigger wire hooked up to the solenoid. First make sure that is on correctly or your starter will not crank. You can pull it off and get a volt meter. Ground one end and put the other end to the trigger wire and turn the ignition key to the start position. Should get close to 12v's. If you don't have a volt meter then use a test light. See if it lights up when you turn the key to start position. Good luck.

cowboy8

pulled the trigger wire off the solenoid. tuned key on and put a test light on it . Nothing no light. Now what

RXnos1200

iTrader: (24)

Did you turn the key to the start position? Or did you just turn the key to on position? You have to turn the key all the way over to the start position. If you did that, then you have an ignition switch issues or a break in the wire somewhere from the ign. switch to the starter solenoid.