hey i was just wondering if anyone can tell me why my 1977 ke30 corolla doesnt even kickover when i turn the key

Because the battery is flat?

Because the engine is siezed?

Because the startermotor is buggered?

Because the starter solenoid is stuffed?

Someone has stolen one of the above?

 

Need more information.

 

What engine is it?

Do the dash lights come on?

Do they go dim when you hit the key?

Is there a clicking noise when you turn the key?

Or is there just a "clunk"?

How long is it since you last started it?

Edited August 22, 201115 yr by Redwarf

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it is a stock ke30 motor the 3k engine it is not seized i bought the car this time last week and she started up first go the dash lights to come on its just when u turn the key it doesnt crank over like she should i think it is some wiring that has come appart

it doesnt crank over like she should

 

Does that mean it doesn't crank over like YOU think it should, or it cranks over slowly, or it doesn't crank over at all??

 

Do the dash lights go out or go dim when you crank it?

yeah it does not even do anything when i turn the key the dash lights go dimmer and nothing else happens not a sound or movement

Probably the battery is fked.. especially if you've only just bought it, the guy selling it would take out a good battery and put in his worst!

 

Charge the battery overnight or jump from another car or swap the battery & see.

 

If it is still the same on a fully-charged battery, you'll have to lie under the passenger's side and test the wire to the starter motor solenoid with a multi-meter while someone tries to start it. That wire should show 12V when the key is turned to 'start'.

 

Check the engine earth visually, see if there is a loose cable, and then measure resistance between the motor and the battery negative. Should be under 10ohms.

 

If you have 12V to the solenoid and the earth is good, the problem is inside the starter motor. Pull it out and strip it.

..and when you have a charged battery, take the +ve battery wire off and rub it gently on the terminal. Any sparks means current is being drawn, so find out what is using power. Maybe someone wired the boombox up wrong and it slowly flattens the battery over a few days....