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240sxcoupe
03-12-2008, 10:50 PM
hey every one i need help...i am just finishing replacing a blown head gasket on my 91' 240sx...i put it back together except for the radiator and tried to start the car...but it wouldn't start...any one now what could be the problem???
Taniguchi_Is_#1
03-12-2008, 10:51 PM
try tech talk. and putting on your radiator before you start up.
HS13KLS
03-12-2008, 10:52 PM
did you by any chance pull the distributor?....
uhh,, does it not turn over.. no clicking?..like what are the symptoms?
pirate_texxx
03-12-2008, 10:54 PM
it will still start without the radiator.... is it turning over at all? go through and double check all your connections and make sure your battery connections are tight (and make sure its not dead)
240sxcoupe
03-12-2008, 10:55 PM
the distributor is in and it does turn over but there is no clicking...
240sxcoupe
03-12-2008, 10:56 PM
the battery was going dead, but i hooked a jumper cable to it...
pirate_texxx
03-12-2008, 11:02 PM
try to jump it off again, make sure you have good connections, and then if it still doesnt work, double check all your wiring. check the fuel system again too, make sure you hooked it all up
HS13KLS
03-12-2008, 11:03 PM
lol...sounds like a starter.. to be honest..i had the same problem..

125 bucks from autozone
tpetrucci33
03-12-2008, 11:09 PM
it obviously not the starter if its turning over.
J.Silvia
03-12-2008, 11:50 PM
When the car turns over how does it idle?
pirate_texxx
03-13-2008, 05:57 AM
if it wont start its not going to idle:duh:
pwhitersxs
03-13-2008, 06:52 AM
^Haha.

What do you mean there's no clicking? A lot of things can click. Do you mean the starter doesn't click and engage? If not, make sure you have all the wires hooked up. If it still does not turn over and worked before you did this; could somehow be a bad starter, but I doubt it. If it turns over but does not start, clock your distributor 180 degrees.
clark
03-13-2008, 07:45 AM
to remove your head, ALOT of things need to be disconnected. you should trace back and make sure you reconnected all of the connections you've disconnected. make sure you have all of the following. spark, fuel, compression.

pull all spark plug wires and test them with a spare spark plug, crank the engine and observe for electrical arc.

pull an injector after cranking the engine. is it coated in fuel?

do a compression test, you DID jsut replace the head gasket soo....get yourself to an auto parts store and pickup a compression tester.
240sxcoupe
03-13-2008, 11:47 PM
hey i appreciate all the advice every one has given me... i ended up taken to the shop to have them take a look at it...use to go there all the time...guy said im better off replacing that engine... which sucks cause i just spent $300 for a camshaft that snapped in half... aite once again i appreciate the help from every one...
johngriff
03-13-2008, 11:53 PM
ITT

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