96 Pontiac Grand Am 3.1 SE AT, crank, no spark

[xeroinfinity]

Glad you got it going !

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

4- sounds like a short somewhere within that circuit. Are all the grounds and power wires/cables clean and tight ? Battery fully charged ?

I did mention the wiring right from the start. lol

Oh and sorry that relearn realy wasnt correct.
That was for the 99+ , but theyre mostly the same for the 95+(obd 2) ponticas.

[3100]

Originally Posted by 3100

Ok, did your car have that relay installed to protect the ignition switch from melting (recall thing) the relay was supposed to be installed right above your radiator if you have that relay just make sure that wires are properly connected to where they should be.

Also when you connect your battery and you see all those lights on try to disconnect fuses one by one and see which fuse is now controlling all of them this could at least tell you where to start from and what circuit is mixt up. For example you disconnect HVAC fuse and all lights turn off you know that you have short to power somewhere in the HVAC circuit.

the relay that I mentioned above connects to your starter wiring : so I was also very close lol

[xeroinfinity]

Originally Posted by 3100

the relay that I mentioned above connects to your starter wiring : so I was also very close lol

This is true!

I just mentioned wiring because over 90% of the time when installing a new/used engine, if it doesnt crank or start when it did before, its the wiring.

[mbrown519]

I had the same problem with my 95 grand am and it ended up being the 3x crank sensor wiring was crossed with a transmission wire of same colors. After switching the wire it fired right up. The wire colors were purple and yellow. Try that first and good luck . You might also try getting your ignition module tested at your local parts store like oriellys.

[xeroinfinity]

Hey mbrown519 thanks for the tips.
I think dinkydaudoc has this solved, post #15, and is up and running.