Car wont start, everything lights up

My car does this every once and awhile (I've got to fix this), hold the ign. in crank and play with the clutch a little. Sometimes the switch goes for a crap. good luck

Battery might have a bad cell. I had lights, but no start. Checked the battery and it was a bad cell.

Start with the easy things. Test the battery. Replace the cables. Also do a search on "Car won't Start".

adjust the clutch safety switch..... on top of the clutch assy. there is a small grey box, there is a plastic rod pointing towards the fire wall, there is a small tab on it, pull the tab toward the grey box, the push the clutch pedal you should hear the tab click back into place....

I would replace the battery cable first. I did the GT foglight fix the the same day my battery cable failed. I finished the foglights and the car wouldn't start...lights worked but the car wouldn't start (I thought it was something I did w/ the foglights, but it just so happend the battery cable failed at the same exact time). Put on a new cable..... and it fired right up.

Here's a checklist:

Check battery, terminal connections, ground, starter relay switch (also known as solenoid) and starter in that order.

A voltmeter is handy if you are familiar with how to use it to find bad connections. Measure the voltage drop across a connection: more than .5 volts across a connection indicates a problem.

1.) Will the car start if it is jumped? Then clean battery terminals and check battery.

2.) Check the battery to engine block ground, and the ground behind the engine to the firewall.

3.) Then pull the small push on connector (red wire) off the starter relay (Looks like it is stuck on a screw) and jump it to the terminal that is connected to the battery. If it starts, the relay is good and your problem is in the rest of the circuit.

4.) Remember to check the ignition switch, neutral safety switch on auto trans and the clutch safety switch on manual trans cars. If they are good, then the relay is bad.

5.) Jump the big terminals on the starter relay next to the battery with a screwdriver - watch out for the sparks! If the engine cranks, the starter and power wiring is good. The starter relay is also known as a starter solenoid.

6.) The starter may be hung, loosen up the bolts that hold it on, and give it a good whack with a big hammer. Tighten up the bolts and try again.

7.) If that doesn't work, use a jumper cable from the positive lead on the battery direct to the starter post where the big wire from the relay connects. If it cranks then, it is the power wire from the relay gone bad. This will be hard to do, since there isn't much room to do it.

8.) Pull the starter and take it to Autozone or Pep Boys and have them test it. Starter fails test, then replace it. If you got this far, the starter is probably bad.