ok never ever loan your car to someone clueless!!!
he drove for 6 miles with the key stuck in the "start" position.
!!!!
@#!!$%^^$$@@!!!!!!!!

now it won't crank..it just makes the sound of a bad starter..like no teeth left.

that's not all..when i tried to push start it, it makes a grinding sound and wont crank!!!

what happened?!!

HELP!!!!

thanks.

 

drop your tranny and see what happend.. soulds like youll need a new flywheel and starter.. you might have metal chips from the busted teeth of your flywheel all in your clutch as well.. best way to see what happend is to drop your tranny out and have a look see...

 

that sounds like a whole lot of fun.
i'll try it.

thanks

 

I would pull the starter first and check conditon of it and the ring gear on the flywheel. Start gear may still be stuck out there and noise may be it dragging. If ring is bad not sure if they can be replaced or not, I have replaced them before on other flywheels but not a Z, unless you have a automatic then it must be replaced........................

 

yea you're right....
i pulled the starter and the gear was destroyed!!!

everything else was ok though...whew!!


thanks for all the help fellas!!

 

Also, check your ignition switch! It is supposed to spring back into the ON position after the car is started.

If you can determine that just the rear connector is bad, you can buy those at imporedcarparts.com for about $30. I got one recently to fix a bad connection. Its so nice to have a switch that works properly!

 

thanks for all the help guys!!!

i pulled the starter and got a new switch.....
all better now!!