so for the past couple of days the car has had a little problem starting it would turn and take a little while to actually start today it wouldnt start at all. i dont think its the battery cause all the lights work and so does my stereo, so im also assuming that its not the alternator. my friend and i just changed the sparkplugs now but that didnt help(they desperately needed changing havent done it in a while) is it possible that i need new wires?? it wants to start i can hear it clicking and starting to turn over but nothing!! help!!!!

 

any one have any ideas as to why it wont start??

 

hawk,

i had something like this problem on my '86 thunderbird... it was a shot starter solenoid. don't know if this applies to your case, though. everything else was good, it just wasn't throwing the juice across the circuit to make the motor spin. good luck, man.

 

If you just hear clicking, it is either a low battery that doesn't have enough juice to engage the starter, or the starter is toast....or your engine is siezed up.

I seriously doubt it's the last one, your car would have given you a couple of warning signs before that.

So....it's either your battery or your starter. Try jumping the car. If it starts when you jump it, then your battery is shot. If it still just clicks, then it is your starter.

 

looks like it could be the starter, my bro and i tried jumping it and nothing happened so i'll have to wait and see, sucks that i have no job to pay for this and i still have 6 payments left. argh!!

 

well its at the mechanic now so i'll just wait, he said he'd look at it today and give me a call

 

Did you try replacing the starter, or are you leaving that for the mechanic?

 

no way its like 23 degrees out here, and i donnt have a garage to work in, theres no way i'll attempt it in this kind of weather, but i know i wont get raped my aunt is good friends with him and his wife

 

Just like what happened to Majin and yerself hawk, this happened to me on my 76 impala. It WAS the solenoid...

 

i just talked to the mechanic and he said he was almost positive that its the timing belt, i have to call him wenedsday afternoon and he'll know for sure, god i hope it didnt brake but oh well wht am i gonna do