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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 03:25 PM
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1) turning over = cranking
2) low but OK is not OK
3) clutch switch wont allow it to crank at all
4) its either a)battery b)starter c)pos. or neg. wire d) alternator
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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if you go down there where the clutch is theres 2 switches one is to switch the gear and the other one is to start the car go down there and c when you push down the clutch do the switches get pushed in if not then theres your prob...or you can hold down one of the triggers down and try and start the car if it starts c if the trigger is gettin pushed wen you hold down the clutch to start it...and wen you push start it your by passin it
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:11 PM
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I'd say get your battery load tested/checked after it has been trickle charged to definitely rule out the battery. I see batteries all day that "look" brand new but have a few bad cells, making them bad. Some of those batteries being less than a year old. How old is that battery? A good battery will last roughly four years.

Also, check your grounds on your starter housing. One may be loose and making a connection when you car is pitched in a certain position, say on your driveway, if it is angled. That happened to me for like a week straight.
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by egsquad
if you go down there where the clutch is theres 2 switches one is to switch the gear and the other one is to start the car go down there and c when you push down the clutch do the switches get pushed in if not then theres your prob...or you can hold down one of the triggers down and try and start the car if it starts c if the trigger is gettin pushed wen you hold down the clutch to start it...and wen you push start it your by passin it

first, speak english. second, the other switch isnt to "switch the gear" its to deactivate the cuise control. third, THATS NOT HIS PROBLEM because that would either cause no turn over, or maybe intermitant turn over, if the rubber piece is damaged but still in there(never seen it but its possibnle). it would never cause the engine to turn slowly like he said his was (i think...his english isnt that great either)
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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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He's right the engine wouldn't turn over at all if that switch was not working. Unless you completed the circuit. The car would only have the cruise control switch if it has(you guessed it)cruise control. The problem sounds like a stuck starter. You said it wasn't working when you first had it(At the junkyard?How long was it sitting there?)and now it's working fine? You jump started it, then drove it home? That might have knocked the starter loose.
Kinda like when you tap it with a hammer to get it loose.
Is it still starting ok? Let us know

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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:23 AM
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sorry i didn't get back. yesterday it started ok the whole day. but today it's giving me problems again. damns of all days it had to do it on a day i have to work.
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 04:25 AM
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freakasis - haha choice #4c. is funny. i just recently got the car. so i guess its a p.o.s. HAHA
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 07:58 AM
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did you check all wires going to the starter?! are any of them loose?! I bet you have one that is loose.

did you get the battery load tested like I suggested?! it is free at pretty much any auto parts store and takes about an hour with the charge.

I am sure we all don't care if it starts one day, all day, perfectly. what we care to hear is results, as in whether or not you did check all the things that we have all listed. why are we suggesting things to you if you don't check them out?
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfenr1984
I am sure we all don't care if it starts one day, all day, perfectly. what we care to hear is results, as in whether or not you did check all the things that we have all listed. why are we suggesting things to you if you don't check them out?
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by khmai memoriez
freakasis - haha choice #4c. is funny. i just recently got the car. so i guess its a p.o.s. HAHA
He means positive. That's what he meant with pos. with a period in the end.
Positive and negative terminals. If you starter isn't getting a good connection, (power/ground)how is it going to get power to start the motor? Have you tried jumping your starter? If the car starts every time you jump the starter, it could be a wiring/connection issue. Your car vibrates when you drive it. So if there is something that is making a bad connection it could vibrate and make a good connection. Your car will be fine when you drive it since the alternator sounds to be ok. Then the connection might get severed from riding on a bumpy road or something. Now that I think about it, it sounds like a bad battery connection. You should clean your battery ports and make sure they are tight. Ive seen cars that the connector for the battery looks like its connected and the car wont start. Then you'll wiggle it around an will start. Anyway I'll stop rambling

CHECK ALL THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TOLD YOU.
Then come back here and tell us "I did (What you told me) it fixed/didnt fix/test said it was good/not good."
or you could bring it somewhere to get troubleshooted
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