Intermittent Crank Issue (‘86 SE) (Page 2/2)
tdhartman DEC 21, 02:49 PM
Welp I tried it again this morning with a fully charged battery, and still no crank only a clicking sound. I'm going to inspect under the dash and check the wiring there again.

So the only times I was able to crank the engine over I had done the following:

- Tried cranking with a battery and it was only clicking (as it currently doing).

- Put in new fuses since it was missing a couple of them. Still no crank.

- Swapped in another battery, and it cranked on the 5th try (only clicked the first 4) and then worked every subsequent crank that same night

- The next morning I reconnected the fuel lines to the filter under the car and added a bit of gas. Tried cranking and it worked for about 1 second before it stopped, and has only been clicking ever since then.

- The cold start injectors do engage while cranking as gas would leak out of the injector line. I have since replaced the O-ring and it is not leaking anymore.

I am hoping to avoid tearing into the steering column on this car, but I do have an old column from my other Fiero (bad tilt mechanism) with functional ignition switch components that I could always try swapping over.
olejoedad DEC 21, 03:17 PM
Or you could just replace the starter.
tdhartman DEC 21, 08:03 PM
Ended up solving the no crank issue! I pulled the neutral safety switch connector and inserted a jumper wire between the yellow and purple wires to test it, and it cranked right over finally. I think I may have been hearing a different clicking sound when attempting to crank (and assumed it was the solenoid)? Anyways, it seems like it needs a replacement switch so that's next on my list along with getting the engine to spark. Thanks a ton for all of the help and suggestions!!

Cheers

Tyler