SgtRauksauff
2007-09-26, 03:15 PM
Greetings!
Well, I finally popped the distributor and a battery into my 92 MX-3 GS. I talked to the guy I got the car from awhile back, and he said that he was able to get it running, before his brother dropped a bike on the distributor and broke it.
I'd basically just got the car for the steering rack and suspension track width, but now that I got confirmation that it actually runs, I want to play with it and see if it's worth keeping, or parting out as it's in actually very very good condition body-wise.
The ignition lock cylinder is all messed up, so I just took the switch off, and used a screwdriver to turn the switch. nothing happened. so, I checked all the fuses, found the ROOM fuse was blown, so I replaced that. still nothing, although the ignition switch gets pretty warm to the touch. All the breakers in the under-hood box are good, as are the fuses.
As I was typing this, I realized that I didn't check the fuel cut-off switch, so maybe that's it.
but basically, the current symptoms are this: when the switch is turned to the "start" position, the panel lights dim, and the switch heats up, but nothing. I let the clutch out, they brighten, push back down, then they dim again. So, the clutch switch isn't an issue either.
This car doesn't actually have any seats in it, including the little module that plugs into the harness there. Is that something that needs to be attached for the engine to run, like something to control the fuel pump relays or something? I hear no fuel pump turning on at all, so maybe I need to go junkyard diving for that little module. (unless the one from my gtx front clip will work.. hmm, gotta check the plug to see if they're even remotely similar).
Anyway, that's the basic question.
Been sitting for 2 years, Won't turn over, not even a solenoid click. I'll have to check the fuel cut-off switch, but if it's not that, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
--sarge
Well, I finally popped the distributor and a battery into my 92 MX-3 GS. I talked to the guy I got the car from awhile back, and he said that he was able to get it running, before his brother dropped a bike on the distributor and broke it.
I'd basically just got the car for the steering rack and suspension track width, but now that I got confirmation that it actually runs, I want to play with it and see if it's worth keeping, or parting out as it's in actually very very good condition body-wise.
The ignition lock cylinder is all messed up, so I just took the switch off, and used a screwdriver to turn the switch. nothing happened. so, I checked all the fuses, found the ROOM fuse was blown, so I replaced that. still nothing, although the ignition switch gets pretty warm to the touch. All the breakers in the under-hood box are good, as are the fuses.
As I was typing this, I realized that I didn't check the fuel cut-off switch, so maybe that's it.
but basically, the current symptoms are this: when the switch is turned to the "start" position, the panel lights dim, and the switch heats up, but nothing. I let the clutch out, they brighten, push back down, then they dim again. So, the clutch switch isn't an issue either.
This car doesn't actually have any seats in it, including the little module that plugs into the harness there. Is that something that needs to be attached for the engine to run, like something to control the fuel pump relays or something? I hear no fuel pump turning on at all, so maybe I need to go junkyard diving for that little module. (unless the one from my gtx front clip will work.. hmm, gotta check the plug to see if they're even remotely similar).
Anyway, that's the basic question.
Been sitting for 2 years, Won't turn over, not even a solenoid click. I'll have to check the fuel cut-off switch, but if it's not that, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
--sarge