# Car dosnt crank

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [October 23, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072 "2006-10-23T17:32:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/1 "2006-10-23T17:32:11Z")

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Ok i have a 91 engine swapped into a 89 240sx chassis

now when i put the key in the ignition and try and crank the car nothing happens **i dont hear** the starter clicking. now whn i take the key out of the ignition a fuse in my engine bay starts to buzz loud and the cluster lights stay on.

i beleive this car previously had a turbo timer installed in it would this mess with any of the ignition wiring?

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**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/2 "2006-10-24T02:52:25Z")

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check all ur grounds…most likely the issue…

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**Author:** ![scribbles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@scribbles](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/scribbles)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/3 "2006-10-24T07:44:37Z")

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Fuses don’t “buzz” they pop and thats it. That sir would be a relay coil dancing like it’s 1982. you’ve got a bad ground somewhere, or many places. check all of them. Rust doesn’t conduct well so you may need to relocate ground points if if the connection’s on a soft spot

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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/4 "2006-10-24T08:04:46Z")

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which grounds should i check ? and would it be an engine ground or a interior ground.

becauase i have another car that cranks and it has no main engine ground and no upper harness.

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**Author:** ![240coupe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e495f1/32.png) [@240coupe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/240coupe)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/5 "2006-10-24T08:07:45Z")

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double

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**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-dosnt-crank/101072/6 "2006-10-24T08:54:28Z")

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check the grounds from ur battery to ur chassis, and ur engine to ur chassis. If needed make extra grounds where necessary. When i did my swap it did the EXACT same thing. Then i remembered the engine had a ground aswell. I hooked that up and it cranked over.