Jrichker this question is for you.

I am following your NO crank checklist and have one or two questions.
My car is a 92 GT with a manual trans. I tucked my wires in the finder wells. Everything worked fine before I started and now when I turn the key all interior power works but no start. And by no start I mean my starter doesn’t even turn over. I just hear a faint signal click when I turn the key. And I did not have to cut any wires to reroute them.

1.) The car start if it is jumped? Then clean battery terminals and check battery.

1.) NO. The battery is good and the terminals clean.

2.) Check the battery to engine block ground, and the ground behind the engine to the firewall.

2.) All the grounds test good.

3.) Jump the big terminals on the starter relay next to the battery with a screwdriver - watch out for the sparks! If the engine cranks, the starter and power wiring is good. The starter relay is also known as a starter solenoid.

3.) Yes the car will start like this.

4.) Then pull the small push on connector (small red/blue wire) off the starter solenoid (Looks like it is stuck on a screw). Then jump between the screw and the terminal that is connected to the battery. If it starts, the relay is good and your problem is in the rest of the circuit.

4.) When you say jump the screw to the terminal are you talking about the + terminal on the starter solenoid? Mine dose not start like this

5.) Remember to check the ignition switch, neutral safety switch on auto trans and the clutch safety switch on manual trans cars. If they are good, then you have wiring problems.

5.) Can you elaborate on how to check ignition switch and the clutch safety switch?

Thanks, Chris

Thanks for the fast reply. I will test in the morning and post results.

I have tried three different start solenoids and can’t get any of them to jump from the red/blue wire post to the positive post. And I get 12 volts all the way to the end of the red/blue wire.

I appreciate any help I can get. Iwill give that a try. Thanks

Dose the start solenoid need to be grounded or something? I can’t get the top post with the red/blue wire to do anything and that’s on all three of them. I’m pulling out my dang hair trying to think of what the deal is with that post. and what do you mean by the spade?

It’s alive!!! Ok the car is up and running. Turned out to be something simple, when I mounted the solenoid in the fender well the old paint /grime wasn’t letting it ground to the body. That’s why everything was checking good and still no start. I feel kind of stupid but at least I learned a lot more about my car this week.

Thanks for all the help, Chris