i need some help
yesterday i went to start my car (to take my girfriend out / it was my girlfriends birthday ) and my car wouldn't crank
so i took of the starter and brought it down to autozone and they checked it and said the solenoid was sticking, so i bought a new starter,i then installed it and my car still wouldn't start,can anybody help me to get my car started i read some post and it seems alot of people have my same problem
can you tell me some problems why it wont start and give me some solutions much thanks
my car is a 1992 camaro z28 tpi with a 305 engine

 

o yeah when i turn the key i dont hear my engine click over either

 

Are your light, windows, radio or accessories working?

 

...double post.

 

yes everything turns on now even my start relay is working
when i jump the starter it turns on when i have somebody turn the ign key and i put a postive change on the solenoid the car kicks on thats what i been doing for the past few days
i dont think its the vats because the security light comse on for like 2 seconds then shuts right off
but maybe you know more then i do so please help thanks alot

 

yes everything turns on in my car even my start relay clicks i just replaced it but it still wont turn over when i jump the starter it turns on when i have somebody turn the ign key and i put a postive change on the solenoid then the car kicks on thats what i been doing for the past few days to get from work to home
i dont think its the vats because the security light comse on for like 2 seconds then shuts right off and theres no real play in the vats key or ign please give me some help i really need it

 

Turn the ignition key to the on position, but don't start it. Then try jumping the two larger posts on the starter with a screwdriver, just be careful not to shock yourself. If the starter turns over, then your solenoid is bad, take it back to autozone. If that doesn't work, then your problem lies before the starter. Check all of your wires, including grounds, for a good connection. Check for any corrosion.

 

If jumping battery power to the s terminal of the solenoid starts the car, you're not geting power from the ignition switch.

You said you can hear the relay clicking tho? With someone turning the key over, see how much voltage you're getting on the s-terminal (ignition feed) wire.

Sounds like the wire is cracked/shorted somewhere between the relay and solenoid.

 

Have you checked all of your fusible links?

 

I've run into a similar problem on my '92 vert. Five times over the past three years, it would just decide not to start....full power, fuel pump comes on, full charge on battery....just no cranky. It would always start after a while, but not due to anything I tried. Here recently it pulled the no-starting trick on me, and at a friend's suggestion, we attempted to jump start the car. Lo and behold, it started! Same thing happened this morning....no cranky, jump start, engine starts! This is with a new battery, new alternator, and new starter. I always assumed it was a VATS problem, but in doing a search on this forum I read that if VATS was the culprit, the car wouldn't even jump. Any clue as to what may be going wrong?

 

Check your P/N safety switch, if the contactor in it is burned/boogered up it will act just as you describe (ask me how I know )

 

yes you are correct Morley
i fixed it a couple of days ago but i been to busy to post but it was the problem you said
but how you know ?
well its the switch connected to the trans stick i am
changing my center console from i 1992 to a 2002 and maybe i knocked it out when i was doing that
but i fixed it and my car is runing like new thanks for all of you help
Cargasm see if we both had the same problem check you connections to your tran stick its under you center console

 

Hey Cargasm, what kind of battery are you running. A friend of mine had a plate fall over in his battery whenever you put a load on it, and short the battery. Try to start the car and it wouldn't start. Jump the car and it started fine. Just a little jump brought the plate back upright.