Help! Car won't start, I told my wife AAA was a good idea. Options

[Greg Bell]

Guys,

I can't get my car to start. I had just filled up the tank and jumped in the car when the car refused to start. The fuel pump went clickety click (some sort of facet pump installed when the PO did a carb install) but the car did not start. I have noticed this happening lately. Usually I would push in the clutch and turn the key again and it would go. Sometimes it seemed like I had to push in the clutch a little harder, but it would always start after 2-3 tries. Today, nada. I sat for about five minutes and never got it to turn over. Again, the fuel pump comes on but there is no starter activity. I guess it is a short or something. Help!

[lapuwali]

No start as in the starter doesn't even turn? Check for power at the yellow wire on the back of the starter and at the relay board. If you get power there, and you also have power at the big red wire on the back of the starter, try tapping on the body of the starter with a wrench. If that doesn't get it to turn, then pull the starter out and try hooking it directly to a battery to see if it turns. Most likely, the starter has died.

If you don't get power at the yellow wire, check the relay board, then the ignition switch. If you don't get any power at the red wire on the starter, check your battery, as it's probably dead, or nearly so.