Headers installed - car wont start

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Mar 5, 2012 | 10:01 AM

VinR1

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Headers installed - car wont start

'93 TA, auto, 100k mi, CAI and Flowmaster sotl only other mods

I installed Mac mids and allflow cat yesterday. Also replaced plugs and wires. 4k mi on CMS opti. Car started and ran fine yesterday before the install. I buttoned everything up this morning and tried the test start and nothing...

Gauges work, fuel pump primes, fans turn on but the starter is dead silent. I looked and made sure no wires weren't touching anything...

Any suggestions? I have all day today to mess with it but need it running tomorrow

TIA

Mar 5, 2012 | 10:06 AM

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Did you take the starter off when you did the headers?

Mar 5, 2012 | 10:08 AM

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Check the stater wiring.

Mar 5, 2012 | 10:10 AM

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Yes unbolted starter but let it hang by the wires - what should I check? Theyre tight and not touching anything

Mar 5, 2012 | 10:25 AM

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Trace the wires and see if one lost connection like the ground wire? Do you have a voltometer to see if power is making it to the starter?

I say this because years ago when I pulled the tranny in my old 95. My wire ground broke loose and it took me 1/2 a day to figure it out!

Mar 5, 2012 | 10:53 AM

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HUNG BY THE WIRES!!?? That's not a good thing to do. There could be internal damage to the wiring in the starter or you could have created a open in one of the wires that bolt to the starter or solenoid.