Starter not working correctly, need help...

[b00stingsx]

could this be why the rest of my electrical components are going haywire too? My coolant temperature gauge is not working, everything dims when the rpms are low, driver side automatic seatbelt doesnt work, etc...

[john]

That is why I am guessing ecu. The coolant temp gauge will randomly go to C, the radiator fans do not work, the starter sparked, etc. Just pull the ecu! You can see if it is an Eprom at the same time and I have one you can try to see if it fixes anything. The starter only sparked once that I saw. When you turn the key, the starter clicks but does nothing. It sparked once. Then we messed with it for a while and it started. Lose wire or something??? Since there are several electrical problems starting to go haywire, I would check the ecu first. Check the mounting bolts to see if it is grounded but I do not see how that would cause sparks to fly. If I remember correctly, James said that the rubber cover is still on the possitive side. There would have to be another poser source that is grounding in there. Possibly starter terminals are corroded as why turn= nothing and it will finally start but the sparks would not convince me of this.

[b00stingsx]

ok i took the starter off, and the negative connection was loose. i cleaned off the grounds and it has been starting fine now.

I will go take out the ecu to see if it needs caps/and is eprom.

Another question. I was testing fuses under the dash, and only a few of them lighted up. The ones that didnt light up were still good fuses though, and the acc.'s that they run currently dont work. Example, Driver side automatic seatbelt doesnt work. but the fuse is not popped. hope the ecu is the problem, but if anyone else has any ideas, lmk.

[Emcee gsxtc]

Just make sure you try a good ecu when you swap otherwise you feel twice as dumb later. Trust me.

[john]

He is trying mine now. I think his is a burnt.

[santa]

Originally Posted by 92tsiawd84

That is why I am guessing ecu. The coolant temp gauge will randomly go to C, the radiator fans do not work, the starter sparked, etc. Just pull the ecu! You can see if it is an Eprom at the same time and I have one you can try to see if it fixes anything. The starter only sparked once that I saw. When you turn the key, the starter clicks but does nothing. It sparked once. Then we messed with it for a while and it started. Lose wire or something??? Since there are several electrical problems starting to go haywire, I would check the ecu first. Check the mounting bolts to see if it is grounded but I do not see how that would cause sparks to fly. If I remember correctly, James said that the rubber cover is still on the possitive side. There would have to be another poser source that is grounding in there. Possibly starter terminals are corroded as why turn= nothing and it will finally start but the sparks would not convince me of this.

The ecu does not ground where it bolts up. It grounds through a wire running in and out or it. as far as where the fuse box gets power, it gets power from the alternator when the car is running and from the bat(+) when its not running. Check if you have like aldata or mitchell or something of the sourt even the owners manual and see whats in common with the electrical parts that are not working propperly. So if say the passenger side belt works it possibly could be on the same circuit and if that works you wouldn't need to check the power or fuse for that belt. I would start with somewhere on the ground after that because you would be chassing goast's if you went for power or a fuse. Do yourself a favor and save sometime check the common on that circuit (could be that other belt, sig lighter,dome light who knows) and check if it works.

Kevin

[b00stingsx]

I have recently pulled the door panels off to pull the windows out for tinting, so it could be related to that. Also, i re-did my a-pillar gauges, so i took that apart where the automatic seatbelt deally is, so i will check that too.