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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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Ok, well I finally got some batteries so I took a small shot of what happens from the inside of my car.

Symptoms:

-Car won't start
-No cranking or turn over
-All electronics work fine
-No spark because no turn over
-Fuel pump primes just fine
-The car runs perfectly after a push start
-No loss in power during driving
-The problem only happend once before but went away

The video link: http://www.savefile.com/files.php?fid=2955963

Video descrpition because it's dark outside.

I turn the key so the electronics come on and the fuel pump primes.
I try to start once, nothing happens.
I hold the key turned to start the car and repedidly push the clutch, nothing.
I hold in the clutch and repedidly turn the key, nothing.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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is your battery strong enough to crank the motor? id check the voltage coming from the battery to see if its good. it sounds like the starter is trying to turn but doesnt have enough juice to turn the motor. your starter could be bad also. im not totally sure about what i told you but its worth a shot.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:01 PM
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mine did the exact same thing. get a friends car and hook up jumper cables to JUST your positive and negative wires NOT THE BATTERY and see if the car turns over then. if so, ur battery is toast
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:21 PM
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It may be because of your clutch pedal sensor is bad. Does it make any noise at all?
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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But I have a 1600w system in my trunk and it runs fine, even with the car off.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by turbocrxman752
It may be because of your clutch pedal sensor is bad. Does it make any noise at all?

Does what make any noise? There's a bunch of noises. There's a click when I push the clutch in, the normal fuel pump prime noise, a water drop/boing noise, and a zzzzzz noise.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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If you run your finger up the clutch there is a button inside the housing that clutch swings on. When you push the clutch in it pushes that button in wich enables your car to start. Try to push it in and turn your key over at the same time.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 07:16 PM
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it sounds like a might be your starter. i'd get it tested.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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My friend bought a new starter because of the same problem and all it was the whole time was that switch. It may sound stupid but its worth a try. If it cranks pull the plug off the switch and cut the two wires leading into the plug and splice them together. That will bypass the switch all together and you can crank your car without pushing the clutch in.
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Old Oct 18, 2005 | 11:55 PM
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You can try to (trust me) hit the starter with a hammer and then try it. If it starts... buy a new starter, or a chrome hammer.

I have tested the starter before on my own. Just hook a battery up to the pos AND the little terminal, and the neg to the body of the starter. You can just do this on the driveway. It may jump a little but don't worry. You can tell if it is intermittent with this test.

Buy a used starter for $40. My original lasted 400,000 with many starts per night as a pizza driver.
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