Car: 1999 Mazda Protege ES (manual transmission)

This car has been my son's car for the past two years. He recently had fender-bender and damaged the radiator.

I watched some videos on YouTube and thought, hey, I can change the radiator. So I bought Spectra radiator at AutoZone and went to it. I pulled the old radiator. I could see the damage to on one side that was causing the coolant leakage. I then went about connecting the new unit and installing it. connected the the hoses (upper and lower) mounting the fans and reconnection the electrical connections and the overflow tube. I filled with coolant. Then tried to start the car.

The car is getting power from the battery but it does not turn over. Now I to figure out what the problem is. Any suggestions? I am only a novice mechanic.

Thanks,

 

Jeez, I did not remember that I needed to depress the clutch on this car for it to start. Doh! Pushed the clutch in and voila, the car started and we're all good.