NEED HELP ASAP! Clutch swapped, car won't start?
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NEED HELP ASAP! Clutch swapped, car won't start?
What's up guys I recently just did a clutch job on my car. Everything went orett smooth.. I got the car back together, the car won't start. The cAr doesent turn over. Fuel pump doesn't prime. Horn doesn't work, headlights,fog lights, trunk button, do not work! But power to everything else, blinkers, radio, rpd etc.
This is the only problem. When I was taking out my starter, I accidentally tried to unscrew the wrong nut with the wires going to it, and since it's old the plastic cracked on the solenoid. I inspected it and didn't see anything that could be harmful, wasn't a big crack and there wasn't any metal that should be touching in that plastic.. Any possible way I shorted something out?
Anyone have anyyyyyy idea? Somewhere to send me to look? Need this ASAP it's my only car!
Thank everyone for their help
This is the only problem. When I was taking out my starter, I accidentally tried to unscrew the wrong nut with the wires going to it, and since it's old the plastic cracked on the solenoid. I inspected it and didn't see anything that could be harmful, wasn't a big crack and there wasn't any metal that should be touching in that plastic.. Any possible way I shorted something out?
Anyone have anyyyyyy idea? Somewhere to send me to look? Need this ASAP it's my only car!
Thank everyone for their help
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Like instead of taking the bolt out with the positive and negative wire going to the starter I tried to ttaje the other bolt out, on accident, and once I gave it a turn the plastic on the solenoid cracked . Trying to make u guys get a good explanation
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I'm pretty sure I did.. I think I did. I looked under the fuse box and none of the prongs are bent or anything. I guess it's possible maybe they're not on 100% but I've snugged most of the screws that hold in the connectors.
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As far as I know when doing the Trans it's just the 2 plugs on the Trans, and the wires for the fuse box. I'm pretty sure I connected everything. And my friend has. A ss also and we put his good starter on my car to rule that out and my car still did the same symptoms. No start, fuel pump not on no horn, etc etc.
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Most likely this or something related to the fuse block somewhere. Disconnect the battery, seseperate the block, line up again and be absolutely sure that it locks down completely when tightening the screws back down in the block. If the 2 pieces of the block don't get sucked back together again when you start tightening the bolts then you likely aren't lined up perfectly.
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Most likely this or something related to the fuse block somewhere. Disconnect the battery, seseperate the block, line up again and be absolutely sure that it locks down completely when tightening the screws back down in the block. If the 2 pieces of the block don't get sucked back together again when you start tightening the bolts then you likely aren't lined up perfectly.
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Got it guys! The fuse box wasn't on all the way. One of the screws weren't connecting right. Thanks for the help!
Clutch job isn't hard at all. I didn't have a engine hoist either.. I used a jack to support the motor and held the Trans up like a bench press when I took it out.. I had a friend there helping me. So that definitely helped A lot! ..
Clutch job isn't hard at all. I didn't have a engine hoist either.. I used a jack to support the motor and held the Trans up like a bench press when I took it out.. I had a friend there helping me. So that definitely helped A lot! ..
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hmmm.. I might attempt this myself if I need it done, hell I've done everything else to a cobalt haha! is there a howto you followed?
*oh and glad you figured it out always a relief eh?
*oh and glad you figured it out always a relief eh?
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Not terribly difficult, just time consuming especially the first time you do it. I've done about 5 and they still take me a solid 8hr day to complete start to finish.
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And oh what a relief man.
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