[Josho]

Being that most of you here are mechanically inclined I thought I could get some information about a car I will be repairing.



When turning the key in the ignition nothing happens. The bat. has power radio, lights ect. all function. I was able to push start the car. I am not that great at trouble shooting but my guess is the starter. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.



NO IT DOES NOT HAVE A GIANT WINGUS BOLTED TO THE TRUNK!!! hahaha

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[rustech]

Because you are able to push start it, it means the ignition is working properly. My guess would also be the starter or the wiring to the starter. I recall a trick of grounding the negative terminal of the starter to the chasis to see if it engages while the ignition is in the "on" position. This will help you troubleshoot a bit more.

Good luck.

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[Greimann]

Probably either the ignition switch "start" positon is bad or the starter solenoid is bad.



Starters typically don't have ground terminals becasue they are bolted to the engine block - a good ground source. Any terminals that are on the starter are positive and grounding one would be a bad thing. That trick is to run a jumper directly to the battery, but unless you know what you are doing, this can be dangerous.

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[rustech]

It must be a trick for the old cars then. I remember my father doing it on one of his '70 challengers when it wouldn't start, to start it. It only took a screwdriver on the bottom of the car from a neg terminal to the chasis to started it. I can see why it wouldn't work for a civic.

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[flash]

eric-



on that car the starter solenoid was on the starter - he was shorting 2 terminals of the solenoid and "convincing" it to send power to the starter



i think i still have a screwdriver around here somewhere that got "welded" to the solenoid once from that trick

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