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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:22 AM
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Angry HELP!!! Car Wont Start!!!

Guys here is my dilemma. My car will not start. I have already replaced the battery, battery terminals, and starter relay. The car will not turn over at all. When ever I try to start it the radio and all my electrical equipment will work but no juice seems to be going to the motor to crank it out at all. It sucks cause it will work one day and not the next and its my only car so I need to have it working asap. Yes I know I need a daily driver so I dont need to hear any of those comments thank you. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:28 AM
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How about the starter soleniod?
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 10:31 AM
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naw you dont need a daily driver

get someone to push start it for you for now thats real simple to get to work
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 03:34 PM
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do a voltage drop test on the starter. it is probibly bad. i guess it could be the ignition but...
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 05:58 PM
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It happened to me before not on my FD but on my integra, it was a ground wire or whatever they are called. Check them out because maybe one of them doesn't make good contact. I hope that helps.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 11:16 PM
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thanks guys gonna push start it to rotary in the morning and have them look at it. The problem with that though the last few times this has happened and I got it to rotary there was no problem it would start right up and they couldnt fix it if they didnt know what was wrong so hopefully crossing my fingers that it doesnt start in the morning or at rotary so they have to fix it. Im leaning to the starter being bad. But thanks again.
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Old Jan 12, 2004 | 11:54 PM
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Sounds like the starter soleniod is on it's way out.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 08:22 AM
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yea.. if the terminals on the starter and battery are tight and it randomly wont crank it is most likely the starter
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 08:41 AM
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Check your clutch switch too. Its a lil white button looking thing and in stock form, it is required to be depressed to start the car/cancel cruise control. I've seen folks get baffled by their car because instrument panel will light up but car won't crank. If it looks like this is the culprit, you can test it by either bypassing the switch or depressing the lever by hand while cranking the car. Not saying that this is 100% of your problem but I've seen it before and it has similiar symptoms.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 10:43 AM
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rx7fntc its not the clutch switch that was replaced a few months back so its not that for sure I think it is the starter but who knows the guys at rotary are gonna let me know as soon as they can.
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Old Jan 13, 2004 | 11:05 AM
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If it doesnt start next time you try, hop down on your side on the drivers side of the car, take a blunt object and hit the starter a few times. See if it works then. If it does your starter is on its way out
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