st8uphiphop

okay my car still doesnt start after a new starter and battery. doesnt crank over at all...just makes a "click" sound. i also checked my clutch switch and its not that. so i figured it could be my spark plugs so i bought me some plugs. but now the problem is i can't seem to find where the plugs are! is it a hard job or an easy job like how they are for hondas and stuff? or does anybody have any other suggestions into what could possibly be the problem. please guys i need help. thanks.

sevensix

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u may need to charge your new battery. they come dead sometimes.

its not your plugs causing this problem.

i need stock 13b 4 my 88

iTrader: (1)

have u looked at ur ignition switch dose it lock in the on position try turning the key really slow if its not that the u might want to check ur fuses under the hood o ther than that i cant say much i know alot more about 2nd gen then 3rd sorry i hope this info is useful

KJL Designs

Your car would crank even if you had no plugs in it, definately sounds like a duff/dead battery.

BillM

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plugs would not help that problem. Wait til you fix the start issue before you begin a spark plug change out.

Battery terminals clean? Were the symptoms the same before the starter/battery replacement?

Sgtblue

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You found and checked the clutch switch but can't find where the spark plugs are located?
Anyway, I agree with the others, the battery is low or the connections are poor and/or dirty. And double check the connections at the new starter. If none of those work, re-check that clutch switch.

st8uphiphop

alright guys thanks for the help....but yeah, i got it back from the shop and the guy who had been working on it told me the battery and the starter was going. as i was driving my car would die out every once in a while on my way home so i had to pull over to jump it. so the first thing i did was get a new battery and all of a sudden, it doesnt even wanna crank over. but all the other acc stuff still works....could the battery still possibly be the problem?? so if not the battery, check my terminals, fuses, ground wires? but the problem shouldnt be the spark plugs???

bajaman

You are not making a bit of sense! The friggin' spark plugs have NOTHING to do with whether the car will 'turn over' or not. Are you or are you not saying and MEANING that nothing happens when the ignition switch is activated? A car "turns over" meaning the engine cranks, meaning it is going around and around, when the ignition switch is turned to the 'start' position.
Now, IF a car "turns over" but does not start, meaning cylinders/rotors combusting the air/fuel mix do not seqentially and continually maintain this combustion, you have a whole different problem.
Now, if it is not cranking, not turning over, PLEASE do not ever mention spark plugs again. You may as well be asking us if the power antenna or stop light bulbs could be the problem!

dgeesaman

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You need a starter too.

A new battery should be more than enough to get it cranking. If all you hear is a click, it means the starter isn't turning.

Dave

T88Rx7

check your ground wire that goes from the upper intake manifold to the chassis on the passenger side of the car... take it off clean it with a wire brush, and try to crank again. these wire tend to go bad sometimes

bajaman

Look....just simply get a piece of 10 gauge wire, run it from the positive terminal of your battery to the 'S' terminal of your starter (the terminal that has the black spade-connector on it) and see if it turns the engine over. If it does, you have ignition system problems. If it doesn't you have starter problems.
PLEASE make sure you have the car in neutral and the parking brake set before you do this!

dgeesaman

iTrader: (7)

And do it in a way that you won't touch the wire to anything else in between. So connect to the starter first, run the other end to the battery, and just touch it to the battery terminal when you go to start it.

The voltage is low, but you have extremely high current.

bajaman

^ good point, Dave. No need to arc something that might not like it....lol!

FJDRX7

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agree

dgeesaman

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Or weld the battery to the frame

Davin

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haha

honestly, like every said. you may have a bad cell in your battery causing you to give off 10 volts instead of 12... but if your hear clicking, that sounds like a bad starter :-/ you can test it with a 12v light and some wire or just buy a fluke.

if all that is good, turn on your headlights. if your headlights dont work, you have a bad iginition switch. if that is rendered bad, take a look behind your steering wheel after you take off the plastic covers. on the other side where you put in your key is the switch. remove the white thing held by two screws. when your switch is removed, ***CAREFULLY*** remove the plastic cover. ***DO NOT LOSE THE TWO SPRINGS OR YOU ARE FUCKED*** check and see if there is pitting. take a pic and post it on the forum and we can help you out from there...

Davin

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HAHA

st8uphiphop

alright guys thanks, i'll try all of that. well i got my battery re-charged, it was only running 4 volts so i thought that could be the problem, but i reconnected my battery and it still doesnt start. i'll try all those things u guys said. thanks....