Need Help Fast (no start)

lowridah313 · Post by **lowridah313** » July 31st, 2007, 9:41 pm

So I just swap the wifes auto trans in her 94 GS. I get everything buttoned back up, and now the car wont start. It has power(battery), it has fuel, but it wont turn over, as in the starter doesnt crank. So I swapped starters today, still no luck. If anyone has any input I'd like to hear it, Ill try anything to fix it.
-Tom-

Bochek · Post by **Bochek** » July 31st, 2007, 10:59 pm

you swaped trans? did you swap to a manual or another automatic...

if manual... you have to trick the ecu to think its in part or neutural....

if automatic.... make sure you have thoes wires hooked up

hgallegos915 · Post by **hgallegos915** » July 31st, 2007, 11:12 pm

He swapped auto with auto.

did you check the starter? Is it connected? what about the neutral start switch?(auto transmission)

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » July 31st, 2007, 11:28 pm

Tom..you never called me? i woulda helped you out

but pretty much make sure all grounds are hooked up(is there power for everything else lights and all) all sensors are hooked up including neutral switch. Check it over.

how good are the connections to the starter? is there little trigger wire taht goes on the starter connected and secured?

blackops032 · Post by **blackops032** » August 1st, 2007, 6:55 pm

check the relay that leads to the starter

lowridah313 · Post by **lowridah313** » August 4th, 2007, 1:50 pm

Checked the starter its fine. I have power to it. All plugs and wires are hooked up, gonna jump the park/neutral switch to see if its bad. Thanks everyone.

lowridah313 · Post by **lowridah313** » August 15th, 2007, 9:11 pm

I just wanna thank everyone for your help in solving my problem. It turns out that the starter was not self grounding on the transmission itself. So I ran a wire with a ring terminal on either end from one of the starter mount bolts to the chassis ground(same as the battery) she fired up like a champ! So yet again thanks to all(especialy Tunes67)

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » August 15th, 2007, 11:21 pm

hmmz..i'm curious to how the starter wasn't grounding. once its bolted to the trans it should be grounded. wierd.

lowridah313 · Post by **lowridah313** » August 16th, 2007, 6:13 am

Personally John I'm not conserned about that anymore, as weird as it is. I'm just happy it runs and drives. We figure that there had to have been something inbetween the starter and the trans stopping it from grounding. You think i would have seen something when I put the trans in, or when I changed out the starter. bah ohwell problem solved.