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Old Nov 26, 2004 | 09:48 PM
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I don't remember what the honda starters look like, but I replaced the starter on my brother's 84 grand prix, and his starter had 3 bolts. 1 of them was obviously the battery positive cable connection, but the other two were not clearly marked as being the connection for the ignition wire. I connected the ignition wire to the wrong bolt. I would turn the key, and nothing at all would happen. I used a test light on the ingition wire and it would light up, and the starter was new. Well, turned out, I picked the wrong bolt. Make sure you've got everything connected up to the right place. If you're feeling brave, pull the starter off and set it on the ground. Use jumper cables to go positive battery to the positive battery terminal on the starter, then negative battery to the chassis of the starter. Put your foot on the starter (away from the teeth, foo)then use a screwdriver or something to jump from the battery terminal bolt to the ingition bolt. Your starter motor should whir to life, and you can eliminate the motor and the battery as problems, leaving only the wiring.
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