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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 04:56 PM
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CA FD wont start....

So here we go, well this started Friday, I had no problems, well that really mattered. So I bought some new tires and rims to go on her and well it seems that they killed her. Car started perfectly well forever, now after I put the new rims and tires on she does not want to start. I literally put them on and then drove to our hobby shop to look at this radiator leak that came out of nowhere. I put her on a drive up lift looked and said "****" and well tried to take her off the lift and nothing. I have a perfectly good battery and well I turn the key and get absolutely nothing. No crank just some normal beeping and nothing. I tried putting a screwdriver against the positive and negative post on the starter and still had nothing. Does anyone have a wiring diagram or something I could use to figure out this issue?

It's a 1994 r1 if that matters.
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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So the car doesn't crank but the accessories come on when you turn the key? Possible relay problem described in this tread:

https://www.rx7club.com/3rd-generati...-relay-872841/
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 05:19 PM
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Well everything works, just won't crank. I can roll windows up and down all day. I can also push start her, had to do that yesterday to get her back from the hobby shop.
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 05:31 PM
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Can you hear the fuel pump prime when you turn the key? I'd check the ignition switch, clutch switch, security interlock and starter relay.
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Old Aug 9, 2015 | 09:12 PM
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Not the FP if it push starts
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 08:50 PM
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Well I completed the security relay bypass. Sadly that didn't fix the issue. I also bypassed the clutch safety as well. If anyone else has any ideas on what it could be I appreciate the assistance. If no one has anymore ideas I guess I'll pull my starter off the other FD and see if thats my issue.
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 11:13 PM
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Did you hear the tires rub on any turns?
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 08:40 AM
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Spidy Sensor says it's the starter
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Old Aug 15, 2015 | 08:11 PM
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+1 on the starter.
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 07:19 AM
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if you bridged the connections on the starter with power applied to it and nothing happened then the starter is dead. try hitting the starter with a mallet while someone turns the key. if that does nothing for you then your starter is dead. one thing you can check to be 100% positive is if the power is even getting to the starter. put a multimeter on the power wire and see if you get anything when the key is turned.
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 09:57 PM
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+1 on the dead starter.

But as another guy suggested, look under the front wheel arches for any signs of rubbing between the new tires and the plastic inner fenders....
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Old Aug 17, 2015 | 04:53 AM
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Sounds good guys, I'll check later today.
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Old Aug 17, 2015 | 07:09 PM
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FYI you can change the brushes in the starter motor for about $5, and 30 mins of time.
You don't need a new one. They are easily repairable. Plenty of how-to's on youtube etc.
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Old Aug 30, 2015 | 07:28 PM
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Did you get it sorted? Sounds like the black wire on the starter solenoid might have knocked loose when driving on the ramps.
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