Doesn't even click. I looked for blown fuses but the ones I checked were fine. I will check more when I get the chance. Sounds like a classic symptom of a blown fuse. I just have to find it.
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Doesn't even click. I looked for blown fuses but the ones I checked were fine. I will check more when I get the chance. Sounds like a classic symptom of a blown fuse. I just have to find it.
even if the ECU is bad the car should still turn over
as far as the no turn issue, first thing to check would be the plugs under your dash since you removed your steering colume, the ones that connect to the ignition switch. Next I'd check your starter harness, make sure everything is connected and grounded properly, I'd also make sure that there is a little black and yellow wire on the starter harness with a small tab connector on it, make sure this tab is connected to its mate on the back of your starter. After that I'd check neutral safety switch, Try disabling it to see if that makes a difference. You might know most of this but just in case you don't lol. It's all things that I have experienced with the DSM NO START issues
if none of those work i'd say double check relays and fuses next...
EDIT: For the ECU, take a peak at this http://www.dsmlink.com/images/forums/1GECUPinout.pdf use it as a reference to your power wires, and ground wires. double check where every they go and make sure everything is connected properly.
I found a fuse under the dash that was popped. I replaced it but no difference. I did figure out that I had a couple of plugs disconnected. Reconnected those and am now getting warning lights and CELs but the car still does not even crank. Checked fuses under the hood again and they are all fine. Checked ground and they are fine. Clutch safety switch is operating within spec. I unplugged it anyway but still nothing.
I can hear the fuel pump and MFI relay clicking over when I try to start it. It's just that the starter refuses to engage. I'll have to figure it out next week since I am going out of town for the weekend. I bet somehow a connection to the starter became unplugged somehow.
I'd check connections for starter both on the starter and battery, and the ground..... , is this a auto w\ manual conversion? i remembered you swapping the clutch pedal assembly that's why i ask.
you could always hook up a push start type button that hooks directly to the starter\battery harness. i know my friend frank with his 90 Laser RS had to do this.
Nope, it's originally a manual trans car. Kind of odd because I've done nothing with the wiring since the last time I tried to start it except for the interior wiring harnesses which have all been accounted for.
OH did the car have any sort of Alarm system? factory or Aftermarket?
I had talon that wouldn't start when i got it, and the cuplerate ended up being that the aftermarket alarm was spliced into one of the starter wires and killed it so it wouldn't start. I removed the alarm, and reconnected the wires and it started.
if its a FACTORY alarm, pull the alarm fuse, this happend on my roomates GF's 90' GSX
No alarm that I'm aware of, and I've started it before with no issue. I'll look into it closer though.
has to be something somewhere, a relay under the dash, or a plug or fuse or something. you could try kick starting it XD
After a little more research it appears all DSMs with a sunroof and AWD had a factory alarm. There's a relay under the dash that controls the alarm that can be pulled to override it, but it's bedtime so I'll do it when I get back home at the end of the weekend.
Tested a couple of relays today. Looked at the starter relay and it is functioning properly. I then locked the doors and my security light came on at the gauge cluster so the alarm system seems to be working normally. I'm going to try to jump the car with the Explorer tomorrow. Something tells me even though the battery has a full charge it's not doing well when loaded. I could test this easily with a second person so we will see how the wife is feeling tomorrow.