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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Just got my motor back fromthe shop built to a 383 FOR A 96 CAMARO . Installed everything going perfect but when i went to start the car it only starts with out the water pump and when i put the water pump on it does want to start?????? The next problem that just came up was when i started the car and turned it off the starter was still trying to start the car when the key was out and it didnt stop til the battery died and now im stuck and dont no what to do.. Can anyone help pleaseeeee
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Just got my motor back fromthe shop built to a 383 FOR A 96 CAMARO . Installed everything going perfect but when i went to start the car it only starts with out the water pump and when i put the water pump on it does want to start?????? The next problem that just came up was when i started the car and turned it off the starter was still trying to start the car when the key was out and it didnt stop til the battery died and now im stuck and dont no what to do.. Can anyone help pleaseeeee
Hmmm, so many weird things happening...
Are you sure the starter is wired up correctly? Is the battery wire harness hooked up correctly?

Are you sure the waterpump isn't seized somehow?
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Old May 8, 2009 | 04:21 PM
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Hmmm, so many weird things happening...
Are you sure the starter is wired up correctly? Is the battery wire harness hooked up correctly?

Are you sure the waterpump isn't seized somehow?

yea im sure its wired correctly but i will check again..
and the water pump is an electric water pump forgot to mention that but when its of completly it runs when its on it only cranks
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yea im sure its wired correctly but i will check again..
and the water pump is an electric water pump forgot to mention that but when its of completly it runs when its on it only cranks
Sounds like you have a lot of wiring issues...
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Old May 8, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Dont know bout the 1st problem but I've had my starter on my truck stick on, the appendix, i think its called? It stuck on and continued to crank, but i didnt let it drain my battery, you should have took the neg on the battery off.
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Dont know bout the 1st problem but I've had my starter on my truck stick on, the appendix, i think its called? It stuck on and continued to crank, but i didnt let it drain my battery, you should have took the neg on the battery off.


i did try but by the tme i went to disconect it.. it already died.. what is the appendix
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I dont know if its called the appendix but its something like that, its the thing that pushes the gear out to hit the flywheel if it sticks it will continue to crank, on my truck when it would stick i hit it with a peice of wood and it got unstuck and was good to go.
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