1972lemans

I was tightening my new battery and slipped with the wrench and arched the battery and now the car won't start. It will turn over but not crank, like I'm not getting any fuel(I can hear the pump going on though). Had the battery in 2 days before and it started fine, but had to remove the battery . I checked all my fuses and their fine just really stumped on this.

THE 383 admiral

It would appear you popped a fuseable link.. hmm, hold up.. you mention it turns over. Yet, does not crank? Your saying the bendix engages and the engine will not turn? If you hear the pump, you should have pressure at the rails. Check for spark. Possible coil OR control module.

billschroeder5842

Sorry, this one confuses me. "Turn over" and "Cranking" are typically used to describe the engine spinning.

Now, it it "turns over" but does not "catch" that is a differnent animal.

Agree with the fusible line. If you only sparked for a second, I dont think you fried your ECM (unless your key was forward).

bac22

You sure you checked all the fuses? There are quite a number of fuses under the hood along with the cab fuse panel.

1972lemans

Thanks for the feedback so far. I checked the fuses on the side of dash passenger side and the fuses underneath the flooring. All were good. It'll crank but it sounds as I'm not getting any fuel. My next step is going to be checking the plugs when I get time. Its just odd cause it always fired right up for me and actually ran for about 15 minutes 2 days prior. My car wasn't even on when I arched it maybe a bad wire going to a relay connected to the battery, but yeah I don't know. I also checked the engine codes and it came up fine.