91 corolla electrical problem

car would not start , had alternator tested said it was bad. changed
alt. and battery and now 3 days later it won`t start again. anybody have
any clues as to why this is happening.
thanks in advanace for any help

Need a little more info -- the starter is cranking it over and it won't
fire? Starter spinning but not turning engine over? No sound from starter at
all?

"Frosty Snowman" <frostysnowman46@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> car would not start , had alternator tested said it was bad. changed
> alt. and battery and now 3 days later it won`t start again. anybody have
> any clues as to why this is happening.
> thanks in advanace for any help
>[/color]

no sound from starter.

"dan gerrity" <dan070@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> no sound from starter.
>[/color]
It would help if you quoted previous posts so that people trying to reply
know what the problems, symptoms, and corrective actions were.

If there is no sound from the starter:

If you have an automatic transmission, try setting the parking brake and
shifting to neutral. If the car starts in Neutral but not in park, then the
neutral safety switch and circuit are suspect.

If you have a manual transmission, make sure that the clutch pedal is
depressed all the way, with no obstructions behind the pedal like the floor
mat. You can disconnect the clutch safety switch and jump the wires on the
harness side and see if the starter engages. Obviously, make sure you are
in neutral before you try this.

Next, check for power at the starter when it is engaged. If there is no
power at the starter, work your way backwards to the relay. It is not
uncommon for the starter relay to be bad.

Keep going backwards until you find the open circuit.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

i replaced the alt. and battery after they were tested at auto zone .
lasted about 3 days and the new battery went dead. it is a manual trans
what could be causing this problem. it seems the alt. is not working
again. thanks again for any help in advance.

[email]frostysnowman46@webtv.net[/email] (Frosty Snowman) wrote:
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>i replaced the alt. and battery after they were tested at auto zone .
>lasted about 3 days and the new battery went dead. it is a manual trans
>what could be causing this problem. it seems the alt. is not working
>again. thanks again for any help in advance.[/color]

Ok... we need more info...did it work normally for those three
days?...did it start ok?...how many times did you start it in
those three days?...pretty hard to diagnose your problem when you
don't give much info...
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-Gord.
(use gordon in email)

good news to report , i went back over the work that was preformed . i
found that the plug was not put on correctly on the alternator. . .
anyways problem solved. thank you for some of your ideas. also sorry
for some of confusion in my post. have a good day. p.s. i did bring
it to the attention of the person who did the work.