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tayzoid1 · 04-11-2009, 11:51 PM

well i got the problem narrowed down turns out the previous owner hooked the main ground for the battery to a bolt holing in the tailight when he mounted the battery in the trunk he just scraped some of the paint off and hooked it up

well i have no idea why its just now giving me trouble but ohh well. what i did just to track down the problem was hooked up a jumper cable from the neg of the battery to a ground on the motor ecentially running a new ground wire the car start up fine well hook the groung back up and nothing hapens but the clicking described above so we move the ground to a clean place on the rear subfram right under where the batt is and viola it fires i say cool the problem is fixed i go inside take a shower and get dressed in my nice clothes to go out, i turn the key to start and ..... bam it starts clicking again no body touched anything at all any thing! so i roll start it drive around the neighbor hood get back to my house cut it off it starts fine just for testing purposes lol yea right, i go inside and have a drink come back outside and......... back to doing nothing but clicking i have come to a point where things are getting to where nothing makes sense it workes i walk inside and it doesnt work everything is new and in good working or der im to my whits end with this thing some one pleas help! lol

QWKSNKE · 04-12-2009, 10:06 AM

Is there any corrosion in the cable?

Italian LX · 04-12-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QWKSNKE

Is there any corrosion in the cable?

Yeah, check for corrosion.

Also, you may be on the right track with the ground issue. Be sure to check the engine grounds. There should be two of them -- one heavy-gauge wire attached to the timing cover, and a braided ground cable attached to the back of the driver-side head.

tayzoid1 · 04-12-2009, 06:33 PM

no corrotion anywhere im gonna check and redo the engin grounds in just a few minuts got some 2gauge wire and some connector so hopefully this will fix it

04-11-2009, 11:51 PM	#11
tayzoid1 5.slo stanger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: oxford alabama Posts: 735	well i got the problem narrowed down turns out the previous owner hooked the main ground for the battery to a bolt holing in the tailight when he mounted the battery in the trunk he just scraped some of the paint off and hooked it up well i have no idea why its just now giving me trouble but ohh well. what i did just to track down the problem was hooked up a jumper cable from the neg of the battery to a ground on the motor ecentially running a new ground wire the car start up fine well hook the groung back up and nothing hapens but the clicking described above so we move the ground to a clean place on the rear subfram right under where the batt is and viola it fires i say cool the problem is fixed i go inside take a shower and get dressed in my nice clothes to go out, i turn the key to start and ..... bam it starts clicking again no body touched anything at all any thing! so i roll start it drive around the neighbor hood get back to my house cut it off it starts fine just for testing purposes lol yea right, i go inside and have a drink come back outside and......... back to doing nothing but clicking i have come to a point where things are getting to where nothing makes sense it workes i walk inside and it doesnt work everything is new and in good working or der im to my whits end with this thing some one pleas help! lol __________________ no mustangs anymore but i do have a 1jz swapped 83 supra

04-12-2009, 10:06 AM	#12
QWKSNKE 3v's are slow Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Here and There Posts: 17,152	Is there any corrosion in the cable? __________________ 2009 Porsche Carrera S 2008 ///AMG C63.. Eurocharge Tune. RIP 2019 AMG GLC43..wife's 03 F250 SD.. Edge Evo, AFE Stage 1 CAI 08 GT. JBA axle back, FRPP springs, FRPP swaybars.. daughter's 01 Cobra vert... wife's I need a new toy

04-12-2009, 06:33 PM	#14
tayzoid1 5.slo stanger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: oxford alabama Posts: 735	no corrotion anywhere im gonna check and redo the engin grounds in just a few minuts got some 2gauge wire and some connector so hopefully this will fix it __________________ no mustangs anymore but i do have a 1jz swapped 83 supra