# car won't start, help!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 13, 2006, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905 "2006-07-13T11:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/1 "2006-07-13T11:44:58Z")
thought it was the starter but im starting to think its not. i smacked it a few times but nothing. i turn the key and the motor wont turn over. i have battery power but thats it. could the starter be completely crapped out? found some harness’s thatare unplugged by the strater when i was down there but cant find a connecting end for em. ill take some pics today and post. thanks guys, any input will be much appretiated. ---
**Author:** ![R33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f8ce5/32.png) [@R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/R33)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/2 "2006-07-13T12:37:27Z")
could be the fuel pump . ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/3 "2006-07-13T13:15:52Z")
i can hear the fuel pump priming from a mile away, its hella loud. its a walbro 255 lph and the car was running not to long ago. doubt its the pump, but how would i go about knowing for sure? ---
**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/4 "2006-07-13T17:27:16Z")
have you checked the fuse? ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/5 "2006-07-13T19:58:04Z")
i have not young peter i shall do that in the morn ---
**Author:** ![atutt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c4cdca/32.png) [@atutt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/atutt)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/6 "2006-07-14T05:41:55Z")
> [@R33](#): > > could be the fuel pump . funny my 89 isnt starting still. i thought starter and looked and found the same unplugged connector:S ---
**Author:** ![luka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@luka](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/luka)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/7 "2006-07-14T07:32:55Z")
it doesn’t turn over… does it atleast click-click-click-click? ---
**Author:** ![Axlerod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Axlerod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Axlerod)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/8 "2006-07-14T07:51:54Z")
> [@R33](#): > > could be the fuel pump . Why would the fuel pump prevent the starter from turning over? ---
**Author:** ![mr200](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mr200/32/5495_2.png) [@mr200](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mr200)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/9 "2006-07-14T08:39:41Z")
Turn the key to the ON position with the car in neutral. Take a big screwdriver and ground out the positive terminal on the starter to the the other two posts. If it sparks a bunch, but does nothing, something in your starter has crapped out. If it turns over the motor, something up stream of the starter motor is wrong from the key to the starter. Possibly a main fusible link. If it does nothing at all (no sparks), there’s a problem getting power to the starter. The voltage on the positive terminal of the starter (where the big + wire goes to off the batter) should be very close to the same voltage you get at the battery. ---
**Author:** ![matty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matty/32/5043_2.png) [@matty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matty)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start-help/97905/10 "2006-07-14T20:26:01Z")
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