hunterhound

89 Civic 5 spd manual
Turn the key, all guages, radio, etc. power on.Try to start, nothing seems to engage the starter. I hear a relay clicking under the driver's side dash. I thought it may be the clutch switch. I can press the switch manually with my finger and turn the key, that relay will click. If I remove my finger and turn the key, the relay does not click. In my mind that tells me that the clutch switch is functioning because this relay seems to get power when depressed, correct? My problem is I don't know what this relay is. It is just hanging down by some wires and plug. It seems too low to be the main relay, as I have heard the main relay is really far up and hard to reach, this thing is just dangling. Any suggestions or things to look at would be appreciated. FYI, the starter and coil are new within the last year, as well as the ignition switch. Where would the ignition relay be located at?

AHHVTEC

if you hear your fuel pump turn on and the main relay click then that should be fine, maybe your battery is just to weak

hunterhound

Don't think its the battery, it will not jump start either. It will push start in about 4 feet though!

yodaesu

try to push start it, if jump starting didnt work it could be you alternator.

__________________
89 Crx Si
Kyb AGX shox
K&M Cold Air Intake
DC Sports Headers
Invidia exhaust
EuroLite Si Gauge cluster
GSR Hammers
Waiting to be installed
t25r turbo kit
XOpower tubular manifold and downpipe
Vortech FMU
DSM 450 cc injectors

nofxSOHCcrx

look real close at the starter. I had a similar prob a while back, with the exact same symptoms. My brother told me to look at the starter and see if one wire that was on the bottom side of it was knocked off, and sure enough it was. Put it back on, and vwala, started no problem.

LsTec

Disconnect the negative terminal on the battery, hook the negative jump cable to the disconnected wire and hook the positive jumper cable to the positive terminal on the battery, this will rule out or confirm the battery altogether by taking the battery out of the loop.

__________________
'97 civic EJ8 525whp/343tq @ 13psi
-LS VTEC TURBO
-B18a1 block sleeved to a 2.0, forged, girdled
-B16 A2 port and polished, manley titanium valve train
-Borgwarner Bullseye S362 turbo
-Tial 44mm waste gate
-and on and on and on.........
-Check out some of my dyno vids @
http://members.streetfire.net/profile/wrighteous303.htm
newer vids coming soon....