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Old 04-06-07 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by TRDRacer
Not to be an *** or anything but this was asked earlier and you never gave an answer. Do you have the clutch in Neutral and have the clucth pressed down to the floor when trying to start the car?
Yes. This isnt the first time I'm starting a car with a manual tranny.

So it's cranking now, it's got fuel and spark, but it doesn't turn on. Could a relay/fuse possibly be bad? Where should I start checking?

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Old 04-06-07 | 01:47 PM
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u installed a turbo too right check your mass air flow meter. this prob aint a tranny problem lol
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way to go dRifta... not too many people would take the time to go out and snap pics of what they were talking about.

Originally Posted by Sc dRifta
fawk got me all dirty alright ill expect $20.00 to my paypal no later than friday lol jp. alright since ur in pain and u asked nicely twice..... here is your answer open up here comes the spoon.

if you can't tell im jumping the 2 green sections in the middle with a paper clip if it works cut those wires off the harness and use a crimp connector and do it right nothing more embarassing than driving a pimp *** car and it dont start infront of a crowd lol......
Old 04-06-07 | 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lexiss_sc430
way to go dRifta... not too many people would take the time to go out and snap pics of what they were talking about.
+1 Good info to know.
Old 04-06-07 | 11:14 PM
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hey guys, thanks for all the responses. thanks a lot for all the pics- it should be a REALLY good reference to those that need the info.

I shoved a fuse into that harness last night- the car was cranking, it had fuel, it had spark- but it simply wouldn't turn on. The MAF was connected, so that wasn't the problem.

After re-checking all the wiring, I realized it had to be an ignition/spark issue.

So I removed the distributor. All I had to do was rotate the damn thing 180 degrees, and the car started on the first crank

This obviously wouldn't have been an issue if I didnt remove the motor from the vehicle... but everything seems to be working just fine right now.

I'll update this thread if I run into any more problems, but things seem pretty good right now

Allen
Old 04-07-07 | 11:56 AM
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Good to hear you got it started!!
Old 04-07-07 | 02:07 PM
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Post some pics of your set-up when you get a chance. Glad you got it up and running!!!
Old 04-08-07 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Quick VR-4
Post some pics of your set-up when you get a chance. Glad you got it up and running!!!
Sure, anything for a fellow 3SI vr4 owner

I'll post pics later this week once the car is all cleaned up.

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Originally Posted by Blk97SC300

I shoved a fuse into that harness last night

All I had to do was rotate the damn thing 180 degrees, and the car started on the first crank


Allen
YOU shoved a fuse in there? YOU rotated the dist? Pretty damn sure you owe us more beer now. Ha!

lol, car looks great mang! And now you have a weld on your car that boost logic or dave h could only DREAM of laying!

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Originally Posted by qksl2
YOU shoved a fuse in there? YOU rotated the dist? Pretty damn sure you owe us more beer now. Ha!

lol, car looks great mang! And now you have a weld on your car that boost logic or dave h could only DREAM of laying!

Ian
Let me re-phrase:

A fuse was shoved in a harness (by you), along with another white dude that grew up with distributors and big block chevy motors, saying "hey al, have u checked the distributor to check the timing?". Mechanical genius!

Better?

Thanks guys Pics will be up in a couple days..

Allen
Old 08-29-07 | 05:26 PM
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I did a serach but I couldn't find a specific refference to a w58 swap and a 99 sc300. is it possible? and how much trouble is it?
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Originally Posted by Sc dRifta
fawk got me all dirty alright ill expect $20.00 to my paypal no later than friday lol jp. alright since ur in pain and u asked nicely twice..... here is your answer open up here comes the spoon.









if you can't tell im jumping the 2 green sections in the middle with a paper clip if it works cut those wires off the harness and use a crimp connector and do it right nothing more embarassing than driving a pimp *** car and it dont start infront of a crowd lol......

This should be made into its own thread and sticky!
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