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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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I just swapped a d15vtec into a 93 dx. I used the the same stock harness and didn't hook up the vtec, well not til spring. When I finally cranked it over the engine turned over for a few seconds then saw some sparks flying out by the starter. Then tried starting it again and getting nothing. Is it just the starter? forgot to mention I had the battery hooked up to a charger and in start mode. did it have too much voltage? Need some info please, been dreamin' bout driven her again. Thanks
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 04:58 PM
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take your starter off and bring it to get checked. Do you hear a clicking sound when you try to start the car?
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 05:00 PM
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no, noise at all. all the fuses look good. Don't know what happened.
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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You check all the grounds? Check the battery voltage
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Old Dec 19, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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the positive wire from your starter either slipped off the pring or your grounding wire is touching the positive, look at the angle it's connected & make sure the positive isn't grounding against the starter casing.

i doubt you fried the starter, they can take quite a bit of electrical abuse (from past experience)
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 04:43 PM
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I just took my starter to autozone and it passed the test. isnt the starter grounded by being bolted to the tranny?
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Old Dec 20, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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there is also the little black spade connector. but if the positive cable is grounding out or close to it, it will make a nice light show when you try to start it.
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