fastimes

Hey guys,
I've been quite busy at work the past few days, so I haven't had a chance to tinker with the car much. My near term goal is to get the left front turn signal to work.
With the help of DUB, I've been given direction on where to look and how to test the possible causes. I've yet to pursue this,
However, today I registered the car at the DMV. I put the pretty new plate on the car and decided to take a short "celebration" drive, faulty turn signal and all.
I got in the car, turned the key and . . . silence. No cranking, no dead battery "Wurp", nada. I checked the battery, it's strong, lights, radio, all functional.
Connections to starter seem fine. Any clues? Is there a chance I screwed something up under the dash chasing the signal wire? Other than that, I haven't touched the car since I last parked it a few days ago and it started and ran like a champ. I don't want to start messing with things until I consulted with folks here.

kansas123

How old is the battery? I had one that would charge to full, had power to everything, but after a drive, it would not start, dead to the world. Turned out that it had low low cranking amps (after all, it was 5 years old). Replaced it and haven't had that problem since. Have the cranking amps tested. Check you fuses also. Good luck

fastimes

Battery was my first thought, but I hooked my charger to it in "jump start" mode, still nothing.

general ike

The battery could still be dead or dying. If the cells have failed the charger may not be able to jump it. Pull the battery and have it checked to clear it. Ike

fastimes

Darn! I went back under the dash and move some wires around and the car started. That means I have a loose connection under there somewhere.
Electrical is a nightmare to me. So much going on under there I don't know where to start. Ugh.

kansas123

Maybe something in the console. DId you try and start it in neutral or by jiggling the gear shift? Is it automatic or is it standard transmission?

Then I would look at the harmonic (plug?) that is mounted on the bottom side of the steering column, anything that is ignition related.

fastimes

It may be that plug as that is what I was fiddling with trying to find my signal problem. The car is a 4 speed, and I did try playing with the shifter when starting.

kcat-fan

I had that problem, and it turned out to be the neutral control switch