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just dropped my rebuilt 2nd gen 3sgte in today. wired everything up. the main relay is clicking and the alternator light is blinking when the battery is plugged in. it stops on the acc mode. no start either. im supposing it has something to do with the ignition switch/starter. any help is good help!

This post has been edited by garin: Sep 23, 2013 - 6:31 PM

Is there power @ the starter with the key in the "start" position?

Either you forgot to fully plug in EA1, or your forgot one of the grounds. There is a small ground wire at the back of the intake manifold that people often forget.

^^^ my money is on that one. My all-trac did the exact same thing

i have a wiring diagram, but do not follow where ea1 is "inside r/b no. 2"? i have the ground for the mainfold. it is weird. i can shake the first section of the fuse box in the engine bay and the clicking will stop. i can then turn the key and the fuel pump kicks in..


No power to starter

This post has been edited by garin: Sep 16, 2013 - 9:02 PM

EA1 is that huge plug that connects to the bottom of the main fuse box. You have to make sure the locking arm is locked in place and the connection is solid. Since you said you can make it go away by shaking the fuse box, then it sounds like this is your problem.

This thing...


This post has been edited by lagos: Sep 16, 2013 - 9:31 PM

Figured that's what it was. Now everything is correct, but nothing cranks. Ignition off works acc is good and fuel pump turns on at ignition on... Guess I gotta check ignition to starter.

new update. got it to crank intermittently tonight after going over some grounds. when it does crank the starter wont stop spinning... the car bogs and eventually shuts off. gonna look at the starter off of the car... any input?

How do you have your negative battery cable hooked up?

it is to the strut tower for now... suggestions?

You need one ground to the tranny and one ground to the chassis. Hook it up exactly how Joe and I did it on the old motor.

Ok so my starter was messed up. Made some new grounds. Car cycles through the ignition cycles and starts... But dies. Smells kinda funny. My boost gauge reads constant zero. So vacuum leak, ignition timing, mechanical timing?

Ok so my starter was messed up. Made some new grounds. Car cycles through the ignition cycles and starts... But dies. Smells kinda funny. My boost gauge reads constant zero. So vacuum leak, ignition timing, mechanical timing?

all the above?

Lol yes... Thinking out loud

my swap started up today there was a milky mixture in the radiator... any common places where lines might get crossed?

for starters the oil line is on the bottom of the turbo and the top line feeds into the water neck...

This post has been edited by garin: Sep 23, 2013 - 6:42 PM

Um...post a picture of this.

i cant get a good picture of it. but the ct26 has three spots for lines to run off of. the bottom line is for the oil. one is capped and the one on the top next is for coolant.

trying to figure out where i might have crossed lines. oil filer area? idk.

oil was in coolant and vise versa.

car did not over heat.

it idles high too around 3k.

guess i should do a compression test too.

any good input is appreciated.

This post has been edited by garin: Sep 25, 2013 - 6:54 PM

oil feed and drain are right next to each other on the CT26

Would it be a probable issue?