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TruDom · 10-23-2018, 04:01 PM

i just finished rewiring 70 c10 with the AAW kit and i can't get the starter to kick over now. truck started before no issue; wiring was a mess though.
anyway i can jumper the starter solenoid and it kicks over but not with the ignition key.

Started some troubleshooting and found the purple wire going to the 'S' terminal on the solenoid reads closed to ground. This doesn't sound right at all and i can't see any where it would be shorted unless the key switch or my solenoid is bad.

Does that purple wire go to ground except for when the key is in the 'start' position?
any suggestions?

thanks!

**LockDoc** · 10-23-2018, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TruDom

i just finished rewiring 70 c10 with the AAW kit and i can't get the starter to kick over now. truck started before no issue; wiring was a mess though.
anyway i can jumper the starter solenoid and it kicks over but not with the ignition key.

Started some troubleshooting and found the purple wire going to the 'S' terminal on the solenoid reads closed to ground. This doesn't sound right at all and i can't see any where it would be shorted unless the key switch or my solenoid is bad.

Does that purple wire go to ground except for when the key is in the 'start' position?
any suggestions?

thanks!

A little more info on the truck would help. V-8, I6, Auto or manual trans, etc. The Purple wire comes from the ignition switch to the NSS (if it has one) and from the NSS through the bulkhead connector to the solenoid. It should be hot when the key is in the "start" position only.

LockDoc

**VetteVet** · 10-23-2018, 11:49 PM

Have a look at this.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655903

TruDom · 10-24-2018, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VetteVet

Have a look at this.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655903

thank you

TruDom · 10-24-2018, 09:46 PM

figured it out. neutral safety switch wasn't playing nice. Just bypassed it for now.

Red71gmc · 10-24-2018, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TruDom

figured it out. neutral safety switch wasn't playing nice. Just bypassed it for now.

Good catch. Sounds like you worked through it.
I need to rewire so I was alert when you had an issue to find out the problem.

10-23-2018, 04:01 PM	#1
TruDom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Austin Posts: 75	starter solenoid question i just finished rewiring 70 c10 with the AAW kit and i can't get the starter to kick over now. truck started before no issue; wiring was a mess though. anyway i can jumper the starter solenoid and it kicks over but not with the ignition key. Started some troubleshooting and found the purple wire going to the 'S' terminal on the solenoid reads closed to ground. This doesn't sound right at all and i can't see any where it would be shorted unless the key switch or my solenoid is bad. Does that purple wire go to ground except for when the key is in the 'start' position? any suggestions? thanks!

10-23-2018, 11:49 PM	#3
VetteVet Msgt USAF Ret Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 8,717	Re: starter solenoid question Have a look at this. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=655903 __________________ VetteVet metallic green 67 stepside 74 corvette convertible 1965 Harley sportster 1995 Harley wide glide Growing old is hell, but it beats the alternative.

10-24-2018, 09:46 PM	#5
TruDom Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Austin Posts: 75	Re: starter solenoid question figured it out. neutral safety switch wasn't playing nice. Just bypassed it for now.

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