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  1. 04-23-2010, 12:06 AM #1
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    Default 88 ef wont start

    my 88 ef hatch wont start with the switch, and wont jump with batt cables or jump box the only way that i can get it to run is to push it off. it has a d16 swap in it .and a odyssey battery am changing the battery in the morning to see if that well help .but the reason that i have not changed the battery before now is i need the tray for the stock battery .if this dont work i need help with other things it could be thats making the car not turn over with the switch
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    bad starter

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    thinks i think am going to try that today two. but wont it atleast click or something if the starter was going bad
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    alot of people forget the ground wire from the frame to the trans that will cause your problem. also the switch is bad about going out in those cars. guess they have been cycled to many times
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patterson View Post
    alot of people forget the ground wire from the frame to the trans that will cause your problem. also the switch is bad about going out in those cars. guess they have been cycled to many times
    yah i should have been more.

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    its a new switch the guy i bought the car from put a new one in it back in sep.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
    yah i should have been more.
    i just got done grounding my car better and it's really sad there are like 2 of them and they get very neglected, and if the tranny ground is gone it won't start, at night you might see some sparks though. also if the starter is bad it may make one or two clicks and if it's gone gone no noise at all'
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    i cheacked the batt and still wont start. i guess its the starter but am going to just push it off till i get some $
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  9. 04-23-2010, 09:23 PM #9
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    i am pretty sure it is the starter, but pull it and put some power to it... that way you can be sure if it is the starter or not.
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    thinks that does sound good i am going to pull it tomorow. just pissing me off about pushing it off i really wont it fixed before friday cas atlanta motor speedway is starting the drags back
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    Quote Originally Posted by BITCHING View Post
    thinks that does sound good i am going to pull it tomorow. just pissing me off about pushing it off i really wont it fixed before friday cas atlanta motor speedway is starting the drags back
    there is a way to check it, if it's not that then your problem is elsewhere.
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    good starter i jump it and the car cranked now am back to the begining
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    NOW THE CAR WONT EVEN PUSH START. but i think its the ingining fuse under the hood cas i ran a jumper wire and by passed the fuse now the car creaks ever time so am going to buy a fuse hoping that well work
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    damn buddy u got some problems with that...and i wouldnt be running a car that has issues on the speedway bro

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    well sense i but the new fuse in it its firing up every time now
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