ca wont crank

[youkno240]

my car will not crank, i have 12 volts to the starter, and 12 volts to the signal wire, battery relocated to the back seat, and grounded to one of the seat rail bolts. any help on what may be the problem? any help is appreciated

[boost_boy]

my car will not crank, i have 12 volts to the starter, and 12 volts to the signal wire, battery relocated to the back seat, and grounded to one of the seat rail bolts. any help on what may be the problem? any help is appreciated

What are you trying to say? Does it not turnover or does it turnover, but won't start?

Dee

[youkno240]

o sorry! i shouldve been more clear, the motor wont turnover, i can hear the starter relay clicking, and i tested it and everything seems good there. do you think i may have a ground issue?

[MeanGreenS13]

make sure your MAIN groudn lead from chassis to engine is good. I had similar happen to me when i first put my engine in. The strap was connected but because of age it was split inside from movement. its the big black ground cable connected to the fuse box area over to the engine.

[youkno240]

okay, ill definitely check that, im actually going to go work on it now at my friends shop, so ill be back later with the results. thanks man i appreciate it

[m_wolfenden]

if its just clicking when your trying to start it...could it not be the starter is gone

[MeanGreenS13]

yes it COULD but its easier to check the simple stuff first... is it not?

[m_wolfenden]

probably is....but i think trying a bum start might be easy also....cause then u would know

[youkno240]

okay, sorry for getting back so late, but i just got back from the shop and i got it to crank ans start, but now when the car hits boost it practically falls on its face. i know the maf is good because it revs when sitting still. any ideas on what the problem could be? boost leak? wrong heat range spark plugs? im open to all suggestions!

o and sorry, the problem ended up being a ground issue, so thank you meangreen!!!!!!
Modified by youkno240 at 9:55 PM 4/23/2009

[progman]

Cool, I live near you.

Is it running rich/lean? is your timing on?

[MeanGreenS13]

not a problem. Simple things always keep you confused.

Explain how its falling on its face. Is it breaking up and studdering, is it just not making any power, or is it hitting a fuel cut type rev limiter in the low-mid RPM range (ie 3000 rpm)

could be a number of things. Again really silly simple things

[youkno240]

oooookay , welll. when sitting still it revs fine, the bov opens when i let off and everything is kosher, but when i drive it, as soon as i start to hit boost, it back fires pretty loud and then just cuts out. im sure just like you said meangreen that its something small that im overlooking lol.

and also, progman where around pgh are you?

[MeanGreenS13]

hmmm, well i mean it COULD be a boost leak, but unless its a HUGE leak, i dunno. Id say go over your couplers and pipes first, tighten all the clamps nicely, then move on from there. Do you have a wideband on the car, as soon as you get into boost a little is it just going into retard mode and dumping a f***ton of fuel? there could be another thing too... if its popping and snapping, you could have incorrect gap on your plugs and it may be blowing out the spark. OR you could have a cracked ceramic causing the plugs to arc out on the head... theres all kinds of things man, try a few of these and see.

Phil

[progman]

I'm in Carrick a couple of miles south of downtown. We should meet up and check the car over. I bet we could figure it out.