CB wont start HELP!!!

[ChupaKabra617]

wazzaap cbtunerz, lets me get straight to it my car wont start my battery is good an so is my alternator good. In orther for me to get the car to run i have to push start it, i belive its my starter since when i turn the ignition it cont crank but when the ignition is on 2 the lights on the dash go one an all my headlight an tail lights work everything is good it just wont start.................HELP!!

Thanx

[Tippey764]

Sounds like you already figured out the problem

[cb7-tcakes]

Easiest way would be to take the starter to your local auto store and have it tested. Should be free.

[h22cb719]

If when you turn the key to the start position, all you hear is a clicking noise from under the hood, chances are its the starter.

If you hear no clicking noise, and its a manual trans, it could be the clutch switch(located at the top of the clutch pedal arm)

If its an auto, it could be the nuetral safety switch.

if it cranks, and cranks, and cranks, but wont fire, it could either be spark or fuel related.

90% of the time if its fuel related, especially on the older Hondas like our CB's, its due to a main relay issue, and that should be replaced.

If you have no spark, its most likely going to be the ignitor or the coil causing the problem.

Hope that helps.

In the futre, please be a BIT more specific, rather than, "I turn my key and my car wont start"

-Jake

[ChupaKabra617]

I put a new starter in today and it still wont work, I still have to push start it to get it running. This happened after I installed my OEM fog light harness. It was working fine till fog lights were installed the car only turned one once when we installed the harness when I went go put everything back in place it wouldn't start

[drummersteve7]

you never stated if there was an alarm on this car.
the starter wires could have been cut for a starter kill on the alarm.

are you getting proper readings to the proper wires for the starter?

[ChupaKabra617]

my car dose not have an alram, what is weird to me is that it turned on once when i checked if the foggies worked with the rest of the lights then i turned off the car and put everythin back on and when i finished and turned trred to turn it on it didnt.......................THE CAR DOSE NOT CRANK AT ALL!!

[kouzie]

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=144944

[h22cb719]

Have you checked your fuses or performed any voltage checks?

[ChupaKabra617]

i checked all my fuses and there all good, so im still confused of what this could cause my car from turning on. Any more suggestions??

[h22cb719]

Make certain you are getting the proper amount of voltage to the starter. You should see around 12.6 at the connection. If you dont have power there as necessary, you either have a short, a bad battery, a blown fuse, or rediculously old/corroded battery cables.

without doing the above, you wont find the problem. period.

[ChupaKabra617]

could it be my Dizzy?

[gloryaccordy]

Could also be a bad starter cable. I had to replace them on 2 of the 3 CBs I've owned

The way to check this is to CAREFULLY run a jumper cable between the positive terminal on your battery and the cable terminal on the starter. If your car starts with this connection you need a new cable.