I have an 89 IROC and I have had this problem for about three months. Every once in a while my car will not start. It will turn over, but will not start, but if I pull it, it starts right up with no problem. I do not understand why it will start when I pull it, but it will not start with the key. It just turns over and will not start. I do not know why it matters, but it has never done it while it was still warm and has never done it when it sat over night or for a long time(i guess once it is completely cooled off). Therefore, it seems to do it only when it has been running in the last couple of hours. Also, it seems to be more likely to do this if it only ran for a minute or two rather than long enough to be completely warmed up. PLEASE HELP!!!!!

Tim

 

starter getting too hot maybe...poss bad solenoid on starter. i had the same issues though, new start/heat sheild solved it.

 

No, if it was the solenoid or starter related, it would not turn over. This is why I am so confused. It turns over, it just will not start. Thanks for your input though.

Tim

 

not true all the time. the starter that i had would turn the motor over just fine when the car was first started for the day but i could go and drive for 30+ minutes and stop for 5 minutes and you would think that my battery was dead, wait 30 minutes and it would cool off...starts fine. i took the starter in and got a new one....problem solved. i went through about 6 starters in three days when trying to get the car running, all were bad. each one would seem to "drag" when starting, though they were brand new and the battery was fine.

 

See, it is turning over fine. It is not dragging as you put it. That is heat soak, mine used to do that also when it was hot, so I put a remote solenoid on it and the problem was solved. This is a different problem. Thanks again for your input.

Tim

 

TTT

 

Try dissconnecting your battery for about 2/3 minutes. Then try to start again. If it starts no prob. It may be your O2 sensor. My 89 T.P.I did the same thing to me. Just a thought. Hope this helps?

 

having the same problem with my GTA, The starter turn's the motor over but it never fires up. Is it possible that the HEI Module could be causing a problem???