# car won't start

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [May 16, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984 "2004-05-16T13:34:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![accelr8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e99b99/32.png) [@accelr8](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/accelr8)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984/1 "2004-05-16T13:34:01Z")

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i but in a new battery and the car won’t start. had the distributor cap and rotor changed, spark plugs and wires. i also had a idle problem the rpm just jumps up and down.i don’t know after boosting the car it just did not drive at all i mean the rpm just droped. help .oh it’s a ka24de in a 89 body

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**Author:** ![roast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/roast/32/5498_2.png) [@roast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/roast)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984/2 "2004-05-16T19:32:53Z")

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What kind of noise does your car make when you try and start it?

Just a Click? Nothing?

Try and by-pass your stater solenoid… I think it built on the starter motor. Use the good ole scewdriver method.

If that works then your starter motor needs to be rebuild/replaced etc…

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**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984/3 "2004-05-16T19:44:29Z")

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If it’s a M/T then put it in 1st get a friend to push you and slowly release the clutch while holding the key on the “START” position.

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**Author:** ![Simich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Simich](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Simich)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984/4 "2004-05-17T12:49:14Z")

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As easy as you may think that is, it usually takes 2 people, maybe 3 to get enough speed to push it, and it’ll work better in 2nd gear. BTW, this is known as push-starting 😉

~Simich

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**Author:** ![DarkForceJackal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DarkForceJackal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DarkForceJackal)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 1:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/car-wont-start/80984/5 "2004-05-17T13:48:38Z")

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> [@accelr8](#):
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> i but in a new battery and the car won’t start. had the distributor cap and rotor changed, spark plugs and wires. i also had a idle problem the rpm just jumps up and down.i don’t know after boosting the car it just did not drive at all i mean the rpm just droped. help .oh it’s a ka24de in a 89 body

Check your intake/filter, check your MAF, you may have knocked the harness/plug loose…um…test the battery and/or ensure terminals are clean and connections are tight…any dimming/flickering lights on dash could be alternator…Could anything (sensors?) have been moved/hit during all this maybe?..how about some more details on what trying to start, and trying to drive produces.

Push-starting can be done with one person pushing, it’s just harder (i’ve done it). The thing is that he says the RPM’s are dropping when trying to drive…