couple problems.. :(

[kammi10]

so i took the camaro out for a little drive today and came home not very happy wiht it now... seems i have an odd miss at higher RPM and it seems really sluggish and rather slow.. im not sure what it is yet. im going to pull the plugs tomarrow night i think and take a look and make sure they look alright. hoping either one is just part way fouled or something.

next problem.. turn the key and nothing.. turn it again nothing.. won;t engage the starter at all... so i kept hitting turning it and finally got it to go and then drove it home.. im thinking proly a bad key switch.. anyone have any idea's

[SlyStoner421]

switch
relay
or starter solenoid

[TSTONE]

ignition cyl vats shorting out?

[cobalt camaro]

Could be starter selonoid locking up, they do that if theyre old and corroded. Check it out, maybe take it out and clean it up, or just buy a new one. I had one lock up on me and even when i turned the key, nothing just sat there wouldn't engage

[Will]

Is there a little light on the dash that says security? If that's on, the car won't start.

[Phantom409]

I would check your relay for the starter or you have a bad wire in your ignition switch.

How old is the cap & rotor??
Do you have any type of electical pickup on your car?
Might not be getting the right signal to fire the plugs.
Make sure your MSD box is working right.

[kammi10]

i doubt its hte msd box b/c it won;t even engage the starter or anythign else... the cap and rotor are all brand nw last june so i doubt its that.. im gonna check the starter relay out tonite and pull the plugs to look at them too..

and no i don;t have a lght on my dash or any type of security system

[b.lee]

Clean your battery cables / terminals.

My car did the same thing, I just popped the hood and moved my positive and negative cables back and forth a little... started right up.

[Formula Z]

you better have your car at the meet and greet, no excuses, lol.

[kammi10]

well if it doesn;t start i sure won;t be

[kammi10]

well i took the plugs out and they looked a little lean so im gonna re jet it up a jet size or two and see how it is...

also found out i had a spark plug that was about a turn loose and looked like it had a little blow by or something on it so i put them all back in and made sure they were extra tight..

now the problem with the not turning over im still stumped but i think it may be having to do with the nuetral safety switch by the shiftercuz if u move it a little forward while in park it will turn over

[lozanoa11]

well i took the plugs out and they looked a little lean so im gonna re jet it up a jet size or two and see how it is...

also found out i had a spark plug that was about a turn loose and looked like it had a little blow by or something on it so i put them all back in and made sure they were extra tight..

now the problem with the not turning over im still stumped but i think it may be having to do with the nuetral safety switch by the shiftercuz if u move it a little forward while in park it will turn over

well you found the problem no doubt go get one. see if it starts in neutral just to verify

[kammi10]

well evenb if its in nuetral it will still do it unless you hold the shifter back a little.. im gonna dig more into it tomarrow..

howveer i took it for a ride and it seems to pull like it used to.. idk maybe i just had a bit fo bad gas or something in it at the time. kinda weird

[lozanoa11]

could be bad gas could have vapor locked it, as for the starting what trans do you have? if its a 700r4 or th-350 the nss should be on the shifter or on the trans shifting linkage check if its loose if not replace it.