New 2.3T Wont Start Or Crank

91vert*Brandy · November 3rd, 2011, 04:18 PM

I just got my 2.3 turbo motor into my 91 LX and it wont start at all. I turn the key and nothing happens. I put a new starter on that I just had tested and checked out. I shorted the solenoid and it clicks. The battery has juice. What could the problem be?

ranger50toy · November 4th, 2011, 08:55 AM

Do the dash lights come on? It sounds like an ignition switch issue.

OHC230 · November 4th, 2011, 10:34 AM

Brandy, can you turn the motor over by hand using a breaker bar?

Check your cable connections. Take them apart and look at them (with battery disconnected) use a wire brush to remove all corrosion.

Is battery fully charged?

91vert*Brandy · November 6th, 2011, 04:05 PM

the dash lights do come on. CAbles are clean and yes the engine can be rotated by hand. I got it to rotate yesterday by using a screwdriver on the starter solenoid but sometimes that works and other times it doesnt.

03 R Code · November 6th, 2011, 07:34 PM

Does anything come on when the key is put to the "run" position or "acc" position?

Double check the grounding strap has good contact on BOTH ends. I fought a poor connection with the block ground strap for days before I realized what it was. A cheap/very easy way to check, get some speaker wire, wrap it around a header tube and put the other end on the fire wall in an area with NO paint. Have someone crank or do it yourself.

87MustangLX · November 29th, 2011, 08:30 AM

Try the ignition wire it may have came unhooked from the solonoid

November 3rd, 2011, 04:18 PM	#1
91vert*Brandy Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	New 2.3T Wont Start Or Crank I just got my 2.3 turbo motor into my 91 LX and it wont start at all. I turn the key and nothing happens. I put a new starter on that I just had tested and checked out. I shorted the solenoid and it clicks. The battery has juice. What could the problem be?

November 4th, 2011, 10:34 AM	#3
OHC230 Enthusiast Supercharged 89'/ 85' SVO 11.945 @ 119.6 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Napa Valley CA Posts: 879 iTrader: 0 reviews	Brandy, can you turn the motor over by hand using a breaker bar? Check your cable connections. Take them apart and look at them (with battery disconnected) use a wire brush to remove all corrosion. Is battery fully charged? __________________ Supercharged 2.7L 398 HP 501 ft lb !!

November 6th, 2011, 07:34 PM	#5
03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	Does anything come on when the key is put to the "run" position or "acc" position? Double check the grounding strap has good contact on BOTH ends. I fought a poor connection with the block ground strap for days before I realized what it was. A cheap/very easy way to check, get some speaker wire, wrap it around a header tube and put the other end on the fire wall in an area with NO paint. Have someone crank or do it yourself. __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

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November 4th, 2011, 08:55 AM	#2
ranger50toy Regular 1988 2.3L Hatch Ha-Ha Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lansing Mi Posts: 99 iTrader: 0 reviews	Do the dash lights come on? It sounds like an ignition switch issue.

November 6th, 2011, 04:05 PM	#4
91vert*Brandy Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	the dash lights do come on. CAbles are clean and yes the engine can be rotated by hand. I got it to rotate yesterday by using a screwdriver on the starter solenoid but sometimes that works and other times it doesnt.

November 29th, 2011, 08:30 AM	#6
87MustangLX Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 iTrader: 0 reviews	Try the ignition wire it may have came unhooked from the solonoid

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