Car Not starting

[titanium]

Well my wiring is a bit flaky right now. After tinkering around a while I got the fuel pump to fire up when turning the key and everything else but when I turn it over to start, it won’t. There’s this little rectangular box that clicks when I try and I've narrowed it down to that. I banged on it a bit and then it even stopped clicking for a bit, banged more started again. From what I've heard that part tends to go out quite a bit but I figured if it’s clicking over its probably working ok. Is it my starter or is it this box or is it the wiring to the starter? Any help is appreciated, Thanks.

[Kevin Shasteen]

For starters, no pun intended, we need a little more information prior to offering oppinions.

 

What year, make, and model is your car and what if any upgrades have been installed: as in factory engine/aftermarket engine?

 

FYI: when you put your key into the key lock cylinder on the steering column and turn the key - there is an ignition switch attached to the other side of the key lock.

 

This ignition switch, when activated by turning the key lock, will activate a handful of relays which in turn power up their appropriate circuits.

 

One of those circuits is the starting/igntion system which includes a handufl of little goodies that vary depending upon year, make, and model vehicle...so please offer a little more info which would allow anyone reading this thread to make an appropriate and educated suggestion as to what your problem might be.

 

Questions needed answering up front are:

 

1) Year

2) Make

3) Model

4) Factory Carbureted/Fuel Injection

5) Any modifications added that effect your car's Ignition/Starter system?

6) Automatic/Standard Transmission

7) If a Standard Trans have you tried push starting it?

 

Kevin,

(Yea,Still an Inliner)