spyderdrifter
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- Jul 11, 2009
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Somewhere in,
Colorado
After months of tedious building, I finally got my Talon rebuilt and filled up with fluids. I disconnected the fuel and spark so I could prime the oil, and the car wouldn't start. I got electrical power, even had a jump in case my battery was low on voltage. No change. No clicks from the starter, no cranking, nothing. Just the dash lights, chimes, and other interior electrics working. A brief run down of this car is it had a crankwalked engine and I put in a new long block. I also removed a Viper alarm. All else is the same. It did start, run, and drive prior to pulling the bad engine. My only thoughts are that, A: the starter somehow died while sitting on the shelf (my least likely thought); B: I somehow missed plugging a connector in somewhere since I had removed the entire engine harness from the car at one point; and C: after removing the alarm system, I forgot to reconnect a wire and haven't yet seen it. Anyone got any suggestions as to what to look at? Am I able to test my starter at home without pulling it out? Car is a 96 TSi AWD with manual trans.