94 5.0 not starting

[chad5.0]

Hey guys I just put my stock intake back on and got everything hooked up, when I go to fire it up it wont start the battery is charged, firing order is right, the fuel pump engages and the starter clicks once.. I think its the starter but i'm not for sure..

 

[ivan12]

Check your grounds

 

[CC'S95GT]

And both battery cables. ohm them out if you have a meter.
I had a cable that was corroded inside the insulation.

 

[Saint]

Check the ground an connections at the starter, the stock engine to frame ground is a joke. also if it started before you replaced the intake and there was no ground from your intake to firewall then I doubt it's a ground issue

try resetting the computer, by leaving the positive cable hooked up and removing the ground cable for 10 minutes...then hook the negative cable back up and hold the key in the on position for roughly 20 seconds

or bang on the starter while someone tries to crank the car...if it starts then replace the starter

if that doesn't work then check voltage between - and + on the battery terminal with key in on position

if none of that works then it's above my off the top knowledge about no start issues after replacing the intake.

 

[rz5.0]

Timing... Did you pull your distribur? Did you stab it properly? Will it crank?

 

[chad5.0]

Yes put it back in the same spot..

 

[Saint]

What all have you tried so far? anything we recommended?

 

[rz5.0]

Does it turn over? Just not start... Is your iac tps pluged in...

 

[chad5.0]

I'm going to go out and try some stuff today and ill let you know, and yes their both plugged in... just doesn't want to start starter makes one click and doesn't turn over

 

[rz5.0]

Bad ground or maybe ignition switch

 

[Stang331]

I just had the same prob, it would click once, and nothing, chaged out starter and still the same prob, check all your grounds, and clean them, make sure to check the one going from the block to the frame, Should be the one on the head on driver side, or on the water pump, You can use some jumper cables, and ground one end to the block and put the other to the neg side of the battery and see if it cranks...Make sure all your conections are good and tight.. Also test and see if you are getting 12v to the starter itself...

 

[chad5.0]

Thanks everyone for the help stang331 nailed it with the ground!!

 

[Stang331]

Glade I could help, I just went though the same prob!!

 

[chad5.0]

Yeah mine broke and I didn't bother to replace it, didn't know it would stop it from starting