Car won't turn over but I still have electricity?

[greywolf02]

Hey guys so I recently got my first car about 3 weeks ago. 93 accord lx 5 speed. It was working perfectly 2days ago the morning but then when I tried to start it later that day the car wouldn't turn over. The radio and windows work but that's as far as it'll go. I checked the battery, fuses, and starter but that wasn't it. Do you guys have any ideas on what it might be? Thanks in advance.

[wildBill83]

Your starter gave up on you, it takes 30 minutes tops to replace. good luck.

[Restless]

Did you take the starter to get tested at like an Autozone to make sure that wasn't it? Possibly, the fuel pump or main relay may have went out. I don't think it would be the ignition switch, but who knows without diagnosing your car. Here's some info on troubleshooting your main relay and fuel pump though. It's towards the bottom of the page right when you see the yellow highlighted words. Good luck.

http://techauto.awardspace.com/mainrelay.html

[H311RA151N]

To test the starter lightly bang on the solenoid while someone holds the key in the start position. Hillbilly way of testing it. Not fool proof but 9 time out of 10 when the solienoid is out they will start when you bang on them. That's also a good way to get your car home if it ever does that while your out and about.

Last winter I was asked for a jump while getting fuel at a T/A (truck stop) at 4 AM by a guy in a POS Cavalier. Thing wouldn't crank just clicked when he hit the key. I grabbed a tire iron and tapped on the starter and it fired up. Turns out they guy was on his way from OKC to Chicago and was a US Marine. I told him what ever he did not to shut the son of a bitch off. I suppose he made it. But if it were not for that trick the guy might have been stranded when a few little taps could have sent him on his way.

[MaroonPünSaloon]

^^^^FACT! This trick has saved me more times than I can count one hand.

[greywolf02]

[QUOTE=Restless;3212453]Did you take the starter to get tested at like an Autozone to make sure that wasn't it? Possibly, the fuel pump or main relay may have went out. I don't think it would be the ignition switch, but who knows without diagnosing your car. Here's some info on troubleshooting your main relay and fuel pump though. It's towards the bottom of the page right when you see the yellow highlighted words. Good luck.

I went and got a new starter and after my friends helped me to install it it still wouldn't start. That's when I went to Autozone to get it tested but they said that wasn't it so we thought it may have been the battery or fuses but everything was fine. My friend was able to get the car to start by getting a wire and have both ends touch on the positive and negative wires on the starter (I'm not to sure how it was done as I couldn't see all that well) and it was able to start with no problem whatsoever and run normally. After checking the websit right there it isn't the main relay or fuel pump. So now we don't know what it could be.

[XCRN]

My guess is the ignition.

[wildBill83]

Does the car have a hidden kill switch or alarm system? It's a manual so check the clutch switch.

[greywolf02]

My guess is the ignition.

How would I check that?

[greywolf02]

Does the car have a hidden kill switch or alarm system? It's a manual so check the clutch switch.

It doesn't have an alarm or kill switch. How would I go on about checking the clutch switch?

[wildBill83]

Here, let me google that for you.

[GenDBlade]

Here, let me google that for you.

forgot that site existed.

[gloryaccordy]

Might not need a new starter. I have had to change the starter to ground cable on all 3 of my CBs. Look into that. Much cheaper + easier than a new starter.

[r. masajo]

does the engine cranks? if so try to check the dizzy.. happened to me when i did the swap... evrything works, but it wont run until we replace the dizzy..

[greenhornet614]

It very well could be your fuel relay Its about 70$ at your local parts store