starter getting no power, bad starter?

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  • tonytony
    Knee deep in poopie
    • Jan 2004
    • 3498

    #1

    starter getting no power, bad starter?

    Ok....so i'm doing the m50 swap, final stages. I turn the key to crank starter seems to want to turn but doesn't, i pull it off thinking it was stopping the engine from cranking. I get under the car to crank it by hand, wow still stuck wtf i force it to turn and metal shaving's fall on me. Found the problem the crank pulley bolts were too long( cause i took off the ac pulley) and dug into the block, fixed.

    I put everythign back together, now my starter doesnt' do anything and my relays click. could it be a bad starter, but it was working, or was trying to work yesterday? i checked everything, the starter wires are in the correct spots and i plugged everything back where theyr'e suppose to go
  • lordofthewaters
    Mod Crazy
    • Oct 2005
    • 714

    #2
    Check the engine ground. And try to jump across it with a screwdriver.

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    • tonytony
      Knee deep in poopie
      • Jan 2004
      • 3498

      #3
      engine ground is hooked up, i haven't touched that. everythign seemed to be in working order yesterday besides the issue with teh crank pulley

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      • lordofthewaters
        Mod Crazy
        • Oct 2005
        • 714

        #4
        Because it's hooked up and looks ok doesn't mean it is. I'd try and jump across the posts on the starter and see if it'll turn. If not then it's dead.

        Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupid.
        When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's £3.95 per minute.
        "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." Jack Nicholson"
        Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.



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        • tonytony
          Knee deep in poopie
          • Jan 2004
          • 3498

          #5
          well the thing is it was getting power yesterday and actually trying to do something, now it just dropped dead. What do you mean by jumping posts?

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          • lordofthewaters
            Mod Crazy
            • Oct 2005
            • 714

            #6
            Jumpering between the posts on the starter to see if it will spin.

            If you need another one I have one to sell for cheap.

            Sarcasm is a body's natural defense against stupid.
            When a man talks dirty to a woman, it's sexual harassment. When a woman talks dirty to a man, it's £3.95 per minute.
            "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." Jack Nicholson"
            Old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.



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            • tonytony
              Knee deep in poopie
              • Jan 2004
              • 3498

              #7
              i feel stupid asking this but do you mean the ground and the power? :oops:

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