engine swap

dubspeed · Post by **dubspeed** » November 20th, 2007, 9:13 am

after swapping the 1.8l out, and inserting a 2.5L kl-ze, it seems the ground wire from thew battery gets warm, and when i try to start the car, it only ticks...ANY HELP OR OPINIONS IS MUCH APPRECIATED!! THANKS IN ADVANCE!

Post by **Custommx3** » November 20th, 2007, 9:32 am

You sure you dont have it backwards?

dubspeed · Post by **dubspeed** » November 20th, 2007, 10:17 am

i swear its not, sumthing is backwards though....seems the starter sparked a little when i tried turning it over, and when i applied the brakes, the door beeping stopped....

Post by **Custommx3** » November 27th, 2007, 7:16 pm

Triple check your battery and starter wires.

Take off your starter, have it tested. Battery too.

Can you turn over the motor by hand?

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » November 27th, 2007, 7:34 pm

bad grounds!!

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » November 27th, 2007, 7:42 pm

I had quite a few issues getting my starter to spin properly and consistently after I did my ATX to MTX swap. Part of it was grounds.. part of it was the power to the starter. I replaced the main starter power cable and ran a ground cable directly to one of the starter mount bolts. Starter spins like a windmill in a hurricane now

Tunes67