hey guys.... just decided to go for a little spin. when i put the key in the ignition and tried to start it wouldn't......it's not the batt. cause everything else works fine, and it doesn't crank when i turn the key........ but i can push start it. is my ignition fried....... oh and by the way this might help. from time to time my car wouldn't crank when truning the key for a couple of seconds, then finally crank..... help guys please

 

Could be a flaky ignition switch. Does it help to jiggle the key around?

Maybe a flaky clutch switch or neutral switch, depending on what transmission you have.

The starter motor or it's solenoid might be flaky. If you can make it start by wacking the starter with a broom handle, then this is it.

The starter is by far the biggest electrical load, so if all the other stuff works, it might still be a bad battery. But then it wouldn't help to wait a few seconds. You could try checking all your big battery cables...

 

hmmm.... i'll try that, well the thing that stumbled me was that i could just push start it, and it would start, then turn it off and have to do it all over again..... any other ideas???

 

replace the starter.