car will not start, running out of ideas, please help

[chmercer]

ok, i was adjusting my headlights one night, so i had the high beams on, and i forgot about it and they were on for like 30 minutes. Car wont start, it dosent even try to crank, i get a click from the fuse box as i turn the key halfway though start, and a 2nd click when i have the key all the way on start. no other noises.

here is what i have done -

- checked fuses- charged battery, changed out battery with one that i know functions correctly- changed starter motor

what else can i do? all the electronics work like out of the factory; all i get is the prediscribed clicks from the fuse box. please help

edit - also, i plugged in the starter and screwed on the negative terminal and had somone start the car, the gear didnt move so i dont think any power is getting to it. but i know the battery is good, so what could be going wrong in between there?

[zachosz]

did you double check the connections to the starter? the clicks are probably your electrical system turning on and off, i don't think it's related. double check all the fuses, in the kickpanel and inside the engine compartment, as well as your connections to the starter. It sounds like a simple electrical problem, finding where it's at is a pain in the a$$ though. Good luck.

[Bronze MFP]

is your car a manual or automatic? if its manual, maybe something with the clutch safety switch got messed up? I dunno, just an idea.

[chmercer]

its manual, also i have sanded down the battery terminals, didnt fix anything.

[leper421]

does it push-start?

[PUSHER]

yes, it push-starts

[chmercer]

also hooked up the starter to the battery so i know 100% it works and i know the battery 100% works so i guess power isnt getting to the starter somehow.. hrm

[revhard05]

when you hook the starter to the battery dos the starter turn over???

[chmercer]

yep, battery works and starter works, and battery cable is getting power (got some sparks out of it) so either its a bad ground (which i doubt since i bolted it down as much as i could) or somthing is wrong with the signal wire / ignition switch. any ideas?

[driftn240]

Check the under hood relays. make sure that their ingaging(clicking).

[chmercer]

gave up and took it to the shop, it was the ignition switch :p

[driftn240]

figures, the last thing to be checked. glad ta hear it's fixed tho.