Recently traded for a 93 LX 2.3 auto. On the drive back home I magically had 5 neutrals. Somehow coasted back home and reverse was the only gear left. I managed to source an 89 A4LD and I understand the differences between the two wire and three wire for the converter lockup/OD…
Anyways got the old transmission out and the 89 in in a couple of hours. And no I have no start.
I followed the no start, no crank checklist and everything seems to test fine. Battery tests fine, I can jump the starter from the solenoid and have the engine crank over but it still won’t fire up completely.
I can put the key in the ignition and I can hear the fuel pump turn on and the dash lights up. If I turn the key I get nothing.
Haven’t checked pressure at fuel rail but I can certainly smell fuel when cranking from the solenoid. Has spark, and sounds like it has compression. I can hear whooshing coming from the exhaust when cranking. It also ran and drove before the transmission swap and I did all of this within 2 days of the old transmission blowing.
Not sure what else I should look into. Not sure if the neutral safety switch on this used transmission is dead or if somehow randomly the ignition switch decided to die. If the NSS was junk would it prevent the engine from completely firing up when jumping it from the solenoid? Or does this sound more fuel/spark/compression related?
Anyways got the old transmission out and the 89 in in a couple of hours. And no I have no start.
I followed the no start, no crank checklist and everything seems to test fine. Battery tests fine, I can jump the starter from the solenoid and have the engine crank over but it still won’t fire up completely.
I can put the key in the ignition and I can hear the fuel pump turn on and the dash lights up. If I turn the key I get nothing.
Haven’t checked pressure at fuel rail but I can certainly smell fuel when cranking from the solenoid. Has spark, and sounds like it has compression. I can hear whooshing coming from the exhaust when cranking. It also ran and drove before the transmission swap and I did all of this within 2 days of the old transmission blowing.
Not sure what else I should look into. Not sure if the neutral safety switch on this used transmission is dead or if somehow randomly the ignition switch decided to die. If the NSS was junk would it prevent the engine from completely firing up when jumping it from the solenoid? Or does this sound more fuel/spark/compression related?