car not starting help!!!

monsterface · 03-26-2009, 11:45 PM

hey so my mr2 has been garage parked for the winter
its a 1991 na with a 3sge
i hooked up my battery to a booster pack and proceeded to starting the car
the car didnt start and made a clicking noise, i recently changed my distributor cap,rotor, wires and spark plugs
at this point i'm stumped, any suggestions???

thx
matt

biorchang · 03-27-2009, 12:00 AM

Prolly just the battery. Usually the clicking noise is the starter not turning over. Can you try jumping it off?

Gairloch · 03-27-2009, 12:37 AM

Did you leave the battery connected when you parked the car?

This may be helpful:
Basic DIY diagnostics...let's begin..

03-26-2009, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
monsterface No Skills Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	car not starting help!!! hey so my mr2 has been garage parked for the winter its a 1991 na with a 3sge i hooked up my battery to a booster pack and proceeded to starting the car the car didnt start and made a clicking noise, i recently changed my distributor cap,rotor, wires and spark plugs at this point i'm stumped, any suggestions??? thx matt

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03-27-2009, 12:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
biorchang 94 Turbo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,030 Thanks: 16 Thanked 52 Times in 51 Posts iTrader Rating: (9/100% )	Prolly just the battery. Usually the clicking noise is the starter not turning over. Can you try jumping it off?

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Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 5,313 Thanks: 139 Thanked 296 Times in 264 Posts Blog Entries: 4 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	Did you leave the battery connected when you parked the car? This may be helpful: Basic DIY diagnostics...let's begin..