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My 72, 340 challenger ,Is all ready to start.Alot of new parts throughout.I get nothing from the turn of key.test light is on at starter not on anywhere on relay.Engine cranks when I jump the 2 terminals on the starter (cilinoid). could this be wiring or ignition switch or both,also what kind of job does that intale?
PS New starter,POS and NEG wires,Relay,Resistor,coil,cap,etc.etc.
THANKS

Put a live wire to the solonoid trigger and see if it turns over, if not it's the starter, if it does, follow the wire back and keep testing till you find where it stops working, then you have found the problem!

Hey what you mean by a live wire? when I connect the 2 terminals at the solonoid the engine cranks.
from the solonoid to the relay wire the test light shows nothing on the relay.In fact the light shows nothing on the relay at all.Manual tells me its eather the wiring or the Ignition switch.sorry for the non understanding,Im not a top notch mechanic ya know.

Marcus. A live wire will be one that has 12 volts from the battery on it. It sounds to me like the ignition switch or relay are either not wired correctly or faulty. Probably just not wired correctly.

Thanks Dave,I think your right about not wired right,see I labeled the relay wires before painting the firewall but turned the lables all black OOOPS! Theres only 2 that could be wrong so ill try that. But to put a live wire on the solonoid trigger,must mean the small power out terminal.There's already a live wire to the large terminal.sounds like a dangerous test.will I still have a face to see my car start?

Hey just relized! If i connected the 2 terminals at the solonoid,I just sent 12 volts to the trigger.and yes it did turn over ,so looks like my problem is somewhere after the starter.Thanks for the help guys.

car is up and runs great after sitting for 10 years.seems i forgot POS wire to the relay.opps
thanks for all the help guys.