wont start.

[Premium72]

ok got a new ingnition(interior, key an switch) getting a new neutral safety switch on mon. is there anything else that may be keeping this things from not firing. everything is hooked up exactly the way it was before i took it apart to paint. i can turn the key to on, then jump the starter with a sd and boom. fires rite up. when i try just the key...nuthn. the light in the dash comes on"BRAKE" but thats it. any help would be great. is there any way i can jump a wire on the neutral switch? to test to make sure thats it? if so how? thanx fellas. w. .

[Troy-Built]

You can pull the plug on the safety switch and put a jumper wire in it to confirm your suspicion. Should be purple/yellow

[Premium72]

i read a few of the other wont start threads. no help there for. non that i can find atleast.
on the starter if looking from the front i have the purple wire on the passenger side(left post) and the yellow on the driverside(right) then at the dizzy i have a white cloth covered wire going to the + input on it. is this all right? am i missing anything is it all hooked up correctly? thanx.

also, i get no click no anything at the starter when turing the key. its a new starter. i dont think its bad..but hell you never know what you get these days. any help would be great. thanx. w.

[Troy-Built]

You have the wires on the starter backwards. The purple needs to be on the inside. Also if you are running an hei you need to run a hot wire to it from the ignition terminal from the fuse block. If you don't you won't get a full 12 Volts to the coil.

[FLEET72]

Originally Posted by Premium72

i read a few of the other wont start threads. no help there for. non that i can find atleast.
on the starter if looking from the front i have the purple wire on the passenger side(left post) and the yellow on the driverside(right) then at the dizzy i have a white cloth covered wire going to the + input on it. is this all right? am i missing anything is it all hooked up correctly? thanx.

also, i get no click no anything at the starter when turing the key. its a new starter. i dont think its bad..but hell you never know what you get these days. any help would be great. thanx. w.

Wrong post, should be the one closest to the engine. Also there is an "S" next to it.

[FLEET72]

Originally Posted by Troy-Built

You have the wires on the starter backwards. The purple needs to be on the inside. Also if you are running an hei you need to run a hot wire to it from the ignition terminal from the fuse block. If you don't you won't get a full 12 Volts to the coil.

Beat me to it, I took too long to take the picture

[Troy-Built]

I had to go out in the garage and look into my pile of starters

[rage'nrat638]

also check the black junction box on the passenger inner fender right next to the battery. if thats loose or rusty it won't start or do anything like you stated

[Premium72]

awesome...ill get to it tonight hopefully i can get this thing running without a screw driver..thanx fellas. ur the best.....HAA!!

[Premium72]

okay i fixed the worng wires. also i have the white wire and a yellow wire from the oe style harness i got from brothers going to the dizzy pos side(hei) is thi right or do i need a wire from the fuse block? this is how it ran for a good 7-8 months before i took it apart for paint. i did sort of a mock up build make sure everything was there running well and proper. now on reassembly im gettn more hang ups then before...errr. thanx guys. also the black box on the fire wall. this is the external voltage reg. rite? would having the wires crossed like i did burn this up? its pretty new and shoudnt be bad. let me know. thanx.

[rage'nrat638]

you need a full 12 volts powering the hei.
the stock resistor wire does not supply this.
a new wire ran from the fuse box on a switched circuit would work best.
external voltage regulators are cheap. if in doubt change it.
i am not sure how to test it ?

[Premium72]

ok.. all is well. new neutral saftey switch in.....VROOM!!. thanx fellas.