Help, car won't start (yes I searched...)
05-03-2013, 07:56 PM
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Help, car won't start (yes I searched...) Hi all, car is a 2000 Trans Am, basically stock. I am running into a condition where the car won't start. When I turn the key I hear the fuel pump prime (just replaced last year with a Racetronix) but the starter does not turn over. I don't hear the solenoid click either. No other abnormal noises noted.
The security light flashes on the dash so I thought this was a VATS issue. I got under the dash tonight with a multimeter and the orange wrapped white wires from the ignition cylinder were coming up as having the same resistance as the key's resistor when the key was inserted. I went ahead and did the VATS bypass mod anyway getting the resistor pack to within 20 ohms of nominal resistance. Still no start.
I got under the car and smacked the starter with a BFH a few times for good measure.
Any other ideas? Perhaps the starter just crapped out? Thanks.
The security light flashes on the dash so I thought this was a VATS issue. I got under the dash tonight with a multimeter and the orange wrapped white wires from the ignition cylinder were coming up as having the same resistance as the key's resistor when the key was inserted. I went ahead and did the VATS bypass mod anyway getting the resistor pack to within 20 ohms of nominal resistance. Still no start.
I got under the car and smacked the starter with a BFH a few times for good measure.
Any other ideas? Perhaps the starter just crapped out? Thanks.
