Hey guys need some serioius help, car wont start and its my everyday driver need my wheels, heres the scoop, i have a 91 z28 car died on me then when i go to start it, nothign happens, just turn the key and nothing
healights and everything works, but turn the key and not a sound, usually when u turn the keys the needels on the gagues move, its not even doing that at all, please help

 

Have you tried jumpstarting it? If it doesnt start when you try to jumpstart it, it could be a bad starter. You didn't change anything and it just died right?

 

nope nothing, it dont even try to turn over or anything

 

If it just died it is not the starter. If I had to gues I would say it is the ignition switch.

 

allright i guess ill try that, is it hard to get the steering wheel off
or could it be somethign to do with that chip that is in the key

 

I'd be checking over the fusable links. You lost power (voltage) for some reason.

Have you checked all the fuses as well?

 

well how do u check to see if the ignition switch is bad, and another thing, are there any other fuses besides teh ones under the dash

 

There's several fusable links, some are high enough to see from opening the hood, I think there might be one off near the starter, there should also be a fuse coming off near the battery.

Manual is invaluble for this stuff to spot'em. I'll look through my Helms, IIRC it has them listed for my '89, should be pretty much the same for your '87

 

yea thanks ill try that, but its a 91, someone thta lives around here, says it might be the vacs, that lil chip in the key, som gonna put that resistor on that and see if that works.

 

Don't bother messing with VATS, thats not your problem. That only prevents the car from starting, its not going to turn the car off once the car is running. Your problem is elsewhere.

AHve you checked the obvious, like the battery terminals being clean and tight?

 

yea i have, its weird casue, i was taking off from a stoplight, it bogged for a min, then i was like ok, then took off it was fine for a min, then just died. When i turn the key usaully the needles of the guages move , now then do nothing key just turns, dont click or anything, i tried to turn it over wieht a screwdriver on the starter, it just sparks, dont know if i did that right, but im beging to think its the ignition switch, or could it be somethign to do with the coil or distributor, im really gettin frustrated with it thanks for all ur guys help

 

Take things one step at a time. There is no reason to suspect the coil or distributor at this point if you don't even have power to the instrument panel. Start by checking your fuses and fusible links. Keep it simple, don't start changing everything but the brake pads trying to get the car started.

 

ok, well where are all these fuses at?

 

well we tried to start it again with that screwdriver on the starter and it tried to start it, but tunred the motor really slowly, could it be the starter?

 

allright heres the latest, charged the battery, and it tries to turn the motor over, when we put the screwdriver on the starter, so its not the starter, starting to think it might be the ignition switch, casuse when we turn the key, on the ON postion it does not turn on the dash lights and the needles dont move, so guess will try that, or could it be something to do with the key in the chip?

 

dotn know what to do here, becoming really frustrated about to sell or blow up the car, please help

 

allright got it fixed, went and bought a new ignition switch, went to install, and the blue conector that plugs into it was all melted and scrwed up, put a new one in, car still wouldnt start wasnt getting any fuel, so took off the fuel pump relay and pluged it back in and it fired up, would could of caused that plug to fry, thanks for ur input

 

Another chapter in the upcoming book

"Asking People to Troubleshoot Over the Keyboard Doesn't Usually Work"

Congrats on fixing it!

 

The gm ignition hasn't changed much, yet the current load has doubled, I protect the ignition switch, and wiring with relays like they did the fans, headlights, fuel pump..etc.