On 3/31/09 10:04 PM, in article
kP-dnd_sHYYmRE_UnZ2dnUVZ_huWnZ2d@giganews.com, "ChrisB"
<chrisb@somewhere.com> wrote:

> I have a slightly puzzling problem. My 1997 Civic won't crank. I turn
> the key, hear the click from under the hood and I get NOTHING.
>
> At first, I thought the starter was going bad, because I could get it to
> crank after several tries, then it stopped. Well, I changed the starter
> today, and NOTHING. When I turn the key I hear the click from under the
> hood, the fuel pump whirring, but I don't even get a crank out of the
> engine.
>
> It shouldn't be the battery, because it reads at 12.6 volts AND was
> purchased in September 2008. Also, I don't get the classic lights go
> out issue when I turn the key. It doesn't appear to be the clutch
> safety switch because I get a different behavior when the clutch is
> pressed in versus the clutch being all the way out. All connections at
> the battery are solid, and the battery to chassis and engine to chassis
> have nice clean connections.
>
> I am worried it may be ECU related which will suck

What happens if you try to jump it from another car? That'll tell you right
off if the battery is the problem.

Is this a parts store starter or OEM? If not OEM, the odds are high that at
least part of your problem is the new starter.