quick question .. have new engine in car and earlier this week the car decided it dint want to to start. I have good battery , lights etc , I can hear the fuel pump kick on but when trying to start nothing .. no click of solenoid. The starter is vantage 97 and is most likely the issue but was wondering if there was a fusible link in the system.

The car runs fine , just tutned it off and cant restart it now.

 

Check for 12 volts at the solenoid at both the battery and ignition switch terminal. If you have voltage at these and you hear no click the solenoid is bad

 

ok will check that first

 

big wire to the starter should have power (12 volt) all the time, the small wire to the starter should have power when the ignition key is turned to the start position. could be the ignition switch needs adjusting

 

how do you check or adjust ignition switch .. basically I drove the car home and then next day nothing

 

look here https://camaroforums.com/forum/93-02...mn-info-64804/

 

Well it was even simpler .. My key which is a copy of the factory key wont start it but the original factory key does .. Is there any way disable the diode function in the pcm ?

 

look at number 25 here https://camaroforums.com/forum/93-02...62/#post557634

 

OP, please do not take offense but to young uns out there; this is what we call a "coachable moment" aka reinforcing the obvious

please pay careful attention. The OP was ready to check lots of things but did not consider that he himself had introduced a variable, a different key, but did not even consider it could be suspect nor does it seem that the OP realized he has a VATS system in the car

the most important tool you can have about anything you want to fix is either first hand knowledge of how the thing is supposed to behave when normal, or access to a person or resource with that same knowledge

Then, if item A was working OK or so-so, and you introduced 1 variable and now item A is not functioning or is functioning worse, then the introduced variable must be at the top of the suspect list. We see it all the time in posts from guys who change their spark plugs or O2 sensors and state that it can't be those items.


end coachable moment

 

Real easy fix....get another spare key made. Make sure they use the correct value (1 out of 15) this time).