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  • March 28, 2024, 09:00:49 AM

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Author Topic: HELP nothing happens when I turn the key after welding driver floorpan  (Read 2427 times)

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Offline olymunch

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Ok so my 81 sx4 is a manual but was originally an automatic, bought it that way. It always turns right over with no hesitation. I took it to a shop to have the floorpan on the driver side welded and now it won’t start. When I turn the key all the acc stuff lights up, good battery, good starter, not a single sound, so prob no power to the solenoid :banghead:. The shop owner say it was all of a sudden. It must be a wire. Checked fuses and they are good. I’m thinking that while they were under there they bumped something and a wire cane loose. Any help is appreciated!!

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Try this, key on, than jump the solenoid. That maybe gets you started. Otherwise the ignition switch at the base of 5he steering column was irritated to short out.



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How do I replace that? What does it look like? My dash is off so I have access. Thanks

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I would also check the neutral safety switch. I’ve was acting up like that about 9-10 years ago.
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I would also check the neutral safety switch. I’ve was acting up like that about 9-10 years ago.

Where is that? What does it look like? I used to be an automatic so it was prob jumped??

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Figured it out. It was a green wire coming off of the ignition solenoid.
Thanks for you’re help

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Good that you figured that out. Wire problems can be a nightmare. Did they do a good job jumping the neutral safety switch? I have had several wires from from there including that green one break.
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Good that you figured that out. Wire problems can be a nightmare. Did they do a good job jumping the neutral safety switch? I have had several wires from from there including that green one break.

Yea they can! They must have jumped it further back in the loom because I couldn’t find it.

 

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