Figured out charging problem now car wont start.

[Christang95]

Today I finally figured out why my battery kept dieing. The main wire from the alternator wasn't hooked up....duh. I hooked it up and the car started right away and after 2 minutes it turned off by itself. Now when I try to start it, It cranks but doesn't start. Anyone have an idea why it wont start now? The car started earlier in the day before I attached the wire because I charged the battery.

 

[CC'S95GT]

do you hear the fuel pump priming? Are you getting spark?

 

[Christang95]

It has spark and I hear the pump priming. When I turn the car on auxiliary it acts strange. The lights fade in and the chime sounds strange for a second or 2.

 

[CC'S95GT]

check your battery and ground cables.

 

[Christang95]

New Battery and ground seem fine. Now the car dies when I touch the clutch.

 

[CC'S95GT]

New Battery and ground seem fine. Now the car dies when I touch the clutch.

more details.
how long has it been running? When you put it in gear? How does it start without you touching the clutch?

 

[Christang95]

I put a new motor in a while ago and finally got it running. The car ran fine and I could drive it around but the battery kept dieing while driving after a while. I figured out that the main wire from the alternator wasn't connected to positive so it was not charging the battery. I connected the wire and it turned right on for a few minutes and then died. After that the car would just turn over and not start. I have spark and fuel pressure. I went back outside a little while later and now it wont even start. When I press down the clutch its almost like the car turns off electrically, the car does not turn on no matter what the position of the clutch is in.

 

[01SportChic]

could possibly be the alternator

 

[Christang95]

The alternator is ok

 

[CC'S95GT]

still sounds like the battery cables are at fault.. Make sure there is no paint or dirt/grease under the connections.
I've seen corrosion inside the insulation on the pos batt cable causig so much resistance the car seemed to have a dead battery. If you have an ohm meter disconnect both ends of the cables and ck the resistance of the cable itself. If you don't have a meter, you could use a jumper cable ran parallel to the cable in question to see if the car will start then.

 

[Christang95]

So after 2 days and about 50 tries it finally started up and it seems as if there's nothing wrong with anymore...I changed nothing. I drove it to a shop and I'm going to have them look at it. Thanks for your help!