Car will not start... engine will not crank

[organ]

Been starting my cb7 with a flat head screwdriver for the past week. I'm experiencing an intermittent no crank problem. Usually it will turn over and start first thing in the morning on my way to work. After that, it's anybody's guess... more often than not, the engine will not turn over. I've replaced the battery, it's not the main relay... I re-soldered all the joints and I hear all the clicks when I turn the key. It's not the starter because I can start the car by shorting the positive wire to the solenoid. Popping the clutch works too if that tells you anything... thanks for the help in advance.

[F22Chris]

Safety switch maybe? Try jumping it with a paper clip. Either that or crappy electrical connections. What's the wire looking like from the battery to starter?

[organ]

Safety switch maybe? Try jumping it with a paper clip. Either that or crappy electrical connections. What's the wire looking like from the battery to starter?

I will try jumping the clutch safety switch. The battery wires are new also.

[Raf99]

Ya, clutch switch is the only thing I can think of too.

[organ]

I just thought to come back and update this thread... turns out it was a bad starter solenoid. I had ruled that out because I was able to start the car by jumping the positive terminal on the starter to the solenoid. If I was smart, I'd have replaced the starter to begin with to rule it out completely(it was under warranty). Lesson learned.

[h22sparkle]

Don't really need to replace it just have it rebuilt. If I would have seen this thread earlier I would have said something but I'm too late. One time I had an issue with a starter and turned out to be an actual starter kill switch when someone couldn't make the payments.