Turns over but won't start

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Can you answer my questions about the pick-up coil and pink wire?
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Monday, November 11th, 2019 AT 6:20 PM (Merged)
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The starter clicks? Does it sound like the starter is engagin but wont turn the fly wheel?Which engine do u have in the rs
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ROCKYMTNSPOT
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I replaced the coil that is outside of distributer. Where the coil wire goes.
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Hey listen I have a 89 firebird 5.0 that was doint the same thing did u inspect the internal engine? This is easy to do use a socket and a rachet and try to turn the cam by the cam bolt is should move if it doesnt move something is wrong inside the engine causing youre starter to not be able to turn the car over lemme kno what engine u have
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How about the pink, use a voltmeter, should be hot/voltage with the key on.
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Okay lets go over what's been done. Car was starting to overheat replace the water pump. Car was working okay but having a hard time starting, then the starter went out we replace the starter. Car started fine for about 4 days and then started the car and went to the gas station and turned the car off and it wouldn't restart just clicked thought it was the battery and tried to jump it wouldn't jump.
Now we have never had a vat key for the car but was told by the dealer that it should have had one. So one question is there a way they could have by passed this system that went out? Now we went and tried a new starter a second time and still nothing. Battery tested good. Then we replaced the coil and still nothing. Then the ignition module and still nothing. Tested the fuseable links all test good. Fuses are all good under dash board. Enless I am missing one not in the fuse box. Battery cables good. Have power to the starter. Now when you test the brain for error codes it continuely flashes 12 and a couple of times we could get the car to start after this now nothing except clicks. Next question could it be the brain since I can't get it to give me an error code? We know the starter is good we get it to turn outside the car. What am I forgetting to check please help? It is a 5.0l engine
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I dont have voltmeter. I have TBI with 2 injectors. One injector has a red and blue wire and the other injector has a green and white wire. I used a simple test light and checked the red wire and it lit up with the ingnition turned on.
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Engine Performance problem
1991 Chevy Truck Two Wheel Drive Automatic

there is no fire whatsoever when I try to start my truck. Could it be the coil? What other problems could it be?
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https://www.2carpros.com/first_things/car_cranks_but_wont_start.htm
Go here for in depth troubleshooting advice for your condition!
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You said you have no spark. Without at least a voltmeter or testlite, it's hard to do any testing.
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I just checked the pink wire coming out of the ignition module. My testlite did not light up with ignition ON
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Then check feed to and from ignition switch. The pink wire to ignition coil is in the diagram, the feed comes from the ignition switch.

Follow pink wire under the hood, see if goes to an electrical connector, check voltage on both side of connector, key on. Might be a problem with ignition switch or wiring circuit?
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Can be one of two things, most likely is a failing cam sensor which is located under the plate in the distributor. It is much easier to replace the distributor for $100, than to press off the drive gear and dismantle the distributor to replace it ( I'm a tightwad, and will never attempt that again ). It will work one day, and just not work the next. The other possibility is a failing computer, which is about the same price, but usually just fails, non intermittent. It is located behind the glove box. If I were you, I would clean all the contacts on the wires inside and outside the distributor first ( there is a 2 prong plug on the outside, and a four prong on the inside )
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Engine Mechanical problem
1991 Chevy Truck V8 Four Wheel Drive

i hope you can help me with this problem. My 6.2 diesel will run for what ever time once I shut it off it will not start till the next day. It is a 1991 chevy 1500 series.4 wheel drive.
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This truck can drive you to drink when they have problems. It can be a lot of different things and most of them are not cheep. Not sure if you have tried anything yet or not, like fuel filter or just regular up keep stuff. If all of that is good the you most likely have a bad fuel pump driver, it is a small black box under the intake beside the injector pump"thing with all the lines coming out of it. It is about $350 and is a dealer part, some injector shops have them but I have never been able to find them cheep anywhere. The good thing is that any G.M dealer that does trucks much at all will have them because they give a lot of trouble.
If you are not kind of good at working on these trucks it might be advised to find a shop you can trust and let them look at it because the parts are so high and when you put them on you can not return them most all of the time. Not to say that you will not figure it out, just can get costly.
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Chevy s-10 truck, battery had an excessive drain on it. We replaced with new battery. Still will not start. Will click when we try to turn over, if you are using jumper cables it will try turn over but not crank. Could this be an alternator or charger problem.
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Hi:
If the engine will not crank, but you are hearing a clicking, it sounds like the solenoid is bad on the starter. Remove the starter and have it bench tested at your local parts store. It sounds like it may need replaced.

Let me know if you have any other questions.

Joe
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