EEK! My repair bill from failed attempts at getting my car to start up and I'm out of ideas! 
Here's the situation: From time to time, my car would have trouble starting (turning over 5-10 times before it'd start). Until, one morning, the car just wouldn't start at all: no tuning over, no ticking. I still was getting battery power and all of the electrics worked (headlights, radio, a/c, etc...) but the starter wasn't doing its job. Naturally, i thought the starter had died, the solonoid had siezed, or the connections on the (old style) starter had corroded. So, easily enough, i put in a new starter. And, as all SHO stories go, the car still isn't starting. I had actually taken the car to a mechanic to do the job, since the starter required an impact wrench to get off. Since then, the mechanic has installed 3 new ignition switches, thinking that was the problem. No dice. Interestingly enough, he can "jump the starter" and get the car going, but that doesn't really help the situation. The mechanic was hoping that it was some sort of engine disabler (alarm system?) that was on the car that neither of us knew about/could find...but that's pretty unlikely. Do you guys have any ideas?
Here's the situation: From time to time, my car would have trouble starting (turning over 5-10 times before it'd start). Until, one morning, the car just wouldn't start at all: no tuning over, no ticking. I still was getting battery power and all of the electrics worked (headlights, radio, a/c, etc...) but the starter wasn't doing its job. Naturally, i thought the starter had died, the solonoid had siezed, or the connections on the (old style) starter had corroded. So, easily enough, i put in a new starter. And, as all SHO stories go, the car still isn't starting. I had actually taken the car to a mechanic to do the job, since the starter required an impact wrench to get off. Since then, the mechanic has installed 3 new ignition switches, thinking that was the problem. No dice. Interestingly enough, he can "jump the starter" and get the car going, but that doesn't really help the situation. The mechanic was hoping that it was some sort of engine disabler (alarm system?) that was on the car that neither of us knew about/could find...but that's pretty unlikely. Do you guys have any ideas? 
