Electrical No crank from an auto to t5 swap

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I picked up a 1993 roller and installed a 5.0 HO and cant get it to crank. I jumped the positive to the negative on the solenoid and it cranked, then took off the little jumper wire and it cranked also. SO obviously its from the solenoid back. Any ideas? Im not sure if the neutral safety switch has anything to do with it, I swapped out the old auto transmission harness to the T5 harness and have the NSS plugged in and the one to the speedo cable connected Im waiting for the 3rd harness to come in the mail next week. I tried to jump my car to make sure it was the battery but no luck still no crank I just hear the solenoid click once. Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 
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The NSS is on the harness for the reverse lights. Is this one installed, or are you waiting for this one?

the plug on top of the t5 is a nuetral gear switch and tells the ECU when the trans is in nuetral. It is not a nuetral safety.

these cars use a clutch safety for the 5-spd. The plug connects to a switch on the clutch pedal. It’s usually jumped out on the AOD. Did you connect the plug to the clutch switch, and verify it’s a good switch?
 
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The NSS is on the harness for the reverse lights. Is this one installed, or are you waiting for this one?

the plug on top of the t5 is a nuetral gear switch and tells the ECU when the trans is in nuetral. It is not a nuetral safety.

these cars use a clutch safety for the 5-spd. The plug connects to a switch on the clutch pedal. It’s usually jumped out on the AOD. Did you connect the plug to the clutch switch, and verify it’s a good switch?

I have the plug connected that comes from the top of the transmission. The one I’m waiting for is the one with two gold teeth on the side of the transmission.which is this one.
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Yes I connected the plug that was jumped out, you had to remove like a little mock up plug that took place of an actual harness correct?I connected two plugs on the clutch pedal and no I didn’t verify it was a good switch, is that testing for 12v on both sides? Or how would I do that? I need to re read the no crank again. I did put a fuse in the connector that has two red w blue wires on it to see if I could bypass the NSS but no luck.
 
I also swapped out the starter solenoid with my running mustang, all it does is make a little click and I’m assuming it’s coming from the solenoid. Tried to jump the battery to make sure it wasn’t dead, tested 12.6 bolts on the battery, it has a new ignition switch, ignition key, starter is old but cranks when I put positive and negative together like I said earlier. Just missing that plug. Kind of puzzled.
 
I have the plug connected that comes from the top of the transmission. The one I’m waiting for is the one with two gold teeth on the side of the transmission.which is this one.
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Yes I connected the plug that was jumped out, you had to remove like a little mock up plug that took place of an actual harness correct?I connected two plugs on the clutch pedal and no I didn’t verify it was a good switch, is that testing for 12v on both sides? Or how would I do that? I need to re read the no crank again. I did put a fuse in the connector that has two red w blue wires on it to see if I could bypass the NSS but no luck.

see That little red wire with the blue strip? You kinda need that

that little jumper is the NSS circuit. It’s present on the AOD but not on a 5-spd since it uses clutchsafety.

if you don’t have this harness yet, the car won’t start. You need it Plugged in.

If you want, you can jumper out the red wires in the harness for now to check to see if it starts
 
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see That little red wire with the blue strip? You kinda need that

that little jumper is the NSS circuit. It’s present on the AOD but not on a 5-spd since it uses clutchsafety.

if you don’t have this harness yet, the car won’t start. You need it Plugged in.

If you want, you can jumper out the red wires in the harness for now to check to see if it starts
you are awesome thank you! I was going crazy trying to figure out why the car wont crank lol, Ill probably pull the harness off my 89 for now until I get the new one in the mail!
 
Im trying to build a 93 ford mustang have everything installed but it wont get gas to the lines so dropped the tank to check if the fuel pump was good or if it was present, pulled the pump and tested it on the battery it turned on fine. Started testing it getting 12 v at the relay at pink/blk wire 12 v at red wire to ignition, 12 v on both sides of inertia switch. Then when I tested the pink/black wire directly to the fuel pump I was getting mixed signals like sometimes it would give me 11.5 volts and sometimes it wouldnt really read at all like .02 and Id test different sections like in the hatch and then the two different harnesses under the car to the fuel pump. Its super picky as to when it wants to pick up the voltage or not I have to be on a specific spot on the frame, do you think I have a bad ground somewhere? Im not to great with electrical but I tried to follow jrichkers list as best as I could.
 
Im trying to build a 93 ford mustang have everything installed but it wont get gas to the lines so dropped the tank to check if the fuel pump was good or if it was present, pulled the pump and tested it on the battery it turned on fine. Started testing it getting 12 v at the relay at pink/blk wire 12 v at red wire to ignition, 12 v on both sides of inertia switch. Then when I tested the pink/black wire directly to the fuel pump I was getting mixed signals like sometimes it would give me 11.5 volts and sometimes it wouldnt really read at all like .02 and Id test different sections like in the hatch and then the two different harnesses under the car to the fuel pump. Its super picky as to when it wants to pick up the voltage or not I have to be on a specific spot on the frame, do you think I have a bad ground somewhere? Im not to great with electrical but I tried to follow jrichkers list as best as I could.
Fuel Pump Troubleshooting for 91-93 Mustangs

Revised 6-Feb-2016 to add fuse link diagram

Ignition switch in the Run position, engine not running tests.

Clue – listen for the fuel pump to prime when you first turn the ignition switch on.
It should run for 2-5 seconds and shut off. To trick the fuel pump into running, find the ECC test connector and jump the connector in the upper RH corner to ground.

Foxbody Diagnostic connector
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Foxbody Diagnostic connector close up view
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If the fuse links are OK, you will have power to the pump. Check fuel pressure – remove the cap from the Schrader valve behind the alternator and depress the core. Fuel should squirt out, catch it in a rag. A tire pressure gauge can also be used if you have one - look for 37-40 PSI. Beware of fire hazard when you do this.


No fuel pressure, possible failed items in order of their probability:
A.) Tripped inertia switch – press reset button on the inertia switch. The hatch cars hide it under the plastic trim covering the driver's side taillight. Use the voltmeter or test light to make sure you have power to both sides of the switch

B.) Fuel pump Relay:
On 91 cars, it is located under the driver's seat.
On 92 and 93 cars it is located under the MAF. Be careful not to confuse it with the A/C WOT cutoff relay which is in the same area. See the diagram to help identify the fuel pump relay wiring colors.
Be sure to closely check the condition of the relay, wiring & socket for corrosion and damage.
C.) Clogged fuel filter
D.) Failed fuel pump
E.) Blown fuse link in wiring harness.
F.) Fuel pressure regulator failed. Remove vacuum line from regulator and inspect
for fuel escaping while pump is running.

Theory of operation:
Read this section through several times. If you understand the theory of operation, this will be much easier to troubleshoot. Refer to the diagram below frequently.

Diagram of the fuel pump wiring for 91-93 cars.
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The electrical circuit for the fuel pump has two paths, a control path and a power
path.

Remember that the computer does not source any power to actuators, relays or injectors, but provides the ground necessary to complete the circuit. That means one side of the circuit will always be hot, and the other side will go to ground or below 1 volt as the computer switches on that circuit.

Control Path
The control path consists of the computer, and the fuel pump relay coil. It turns the fuel pump relay on or off under computer control. The switched power (red wire) from the ECC relay goes to the relay coil and then from the relay coil to the computer (light blue\orange wire). The computer provides the ground path to complete the circuit. This ground causes the relay coil to energize and close the contacts for the power path. Keep in mind that you can have voltage to all the right places, but the computer must provide a ground. If there is no ground, the relay will not close the power contacts.

Computer power path
The computer power relay must properly function to provide power for the fuel pump relay. That means you must check the operation of the computer power relay (PCM Power Relay) before chasing any problems with the fuel pump circuit. The computer power relay is located above the computer under the passenger side kick plate cover. . It is not easy to get to, you must have small hands or pull the passenger side dash speaker out to access it.
With the Ignition switch in the Off position, check the resistance between the black/white wire and a clean bare spot on the car body metal. You should see less that 1 Ohm. More than 1 Ohm is a broken wire, or bad connection of the black/white wire and the car body metal.
Check for 12 volts at the yellow wire. Good 12 volts and the fuse link is OK. No voltage or low voltage, bad fuse link, bad wiring, or connections.
With the Ignition switch in the Run position, look for good 12 volts on the red/green wire. No voltage or low voltage, bad fuse link, bad wiring, or connections.
Good 12 volts on the red/green wire, look for good 12 volts on the red wire or any of the red fuel injector wires. No 12 volts or low voltage and the relay isn’t closing, or relay socket contacts are dirty/corroded. Water has been known to run down the radio antenna wire or leak from the windshield and get into the relay and relay contacts.

Fuel pump power path
The power path picks up from a fuse link near the starter relay. Fuse links are like fuses, except they are pieces of wire and are made right into the wiring harness. The feed wire from the fuse link (pink/black wire) goes to the fuel pump relay contacts. When the contacts close because the relay energizes, the power flows through the pink/black wire to the contacts and through the dark green\yellow wire to the inertia switch. The other side of the inertia switch with the brown\pink wire joins the pink/black wire that connects to the fuel pump. The fuel pump has a black wire that supplies the ground to complete the circuit.

Fuse links at starter solenoid
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Fuse links come with a current rating just like fuses. A clue as to what current they are designed for is to look at the size wire they protect.

Fuse link material is available at most good auto parts stores. There may even be a fuse link already made up specifically for your car. Just be sure to solder the connection and cover it with heat shrink tubing.

Heat shrink tubing is available at Radio Shack or other electronics supply stores.

See the video below for help on soldering and heat shrinking wiring. There is a lot of useful help and hints if you don’t do automotive electrical work all the time.


View: http://youtu.be/uaYdCRjDr4A

Power feed: Look for 12 volts at the pink/black wire (power source for fuel pump relay).
No voltage or low voltage, bad fuse link, bad wiring, or connections. Remember that on 92 or later models the fuel pump relay is located under the Mass Air meter. Watch out for the WOT A/C control relay on these cars, as it is located in the same place and can easily be mistaken for the fuel pump relay.

Relay: Turn on the key and jumper the ECC test connector as previously described. Look for 12 volts at the dark green\yellow wire (relay controlled power for the fuel pump). No voltage there means that the relay has failed, or there is a broken wire in the relay control circuit.

Inertia switch:
The location for the inertia switch is under the plastic for the driver's side taillight.
There should be a round plastic pop out cover over it, remove it to access the switch button.
With the test connection jumpered and ignition switch in The Run position as described above, check the brown/pink wire. It should have 12 volts. No 12 volts there, either the inertia switch is open or has no power to it. Check both sides of the inertia switch: there should be power on the dark green\yellow (inertia switch input) and brown/pink wire (inertia switch output). Power on the dark green\yellow wire and not on the brown/pink wire means the inertia switch is open.
Press on the red plunger to reset it to the closed position. Sometimes the inertia switch will be intermittent or will not pass full power. Be sure that there is 12 volts on both sides of the switch with the pump running and that the voltage drop measured across the switch is less than .75 volts.

Pump wiring: Anytime the ignition switch is in the Run position and the test point is jumpered to ground, there should be at least 12 volts present on the black/pink wire. With power off, check the pump ground: you should see less than 1 ohm between the black wire and chassis ground.

Make sure that the power is off the circuit before making any resistance checks.
If the circuit is powered up, your resistance measurements will be inaccurate.



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Control path:
Relay: The light blue/orange wire provides a ground path for the relay power. With the test connector jumpered according to the previous instructions, there should be less than .75 volts.
Use a test lamp with one side connected to battery power and the other side to the light blue/orange wire on the fuel pump relay. The test light should glow brightly. No glow and you have a broken wire or bad connection between the test connector and the relay. To test the wiring from the computer, remove the passenger side kick panel and disconnect the computer connector. It has a 10 MM bolt that holds it in place. Remove the test jumper from the ECC test connector.
With the test lamp connected to power, jumper pin 22 to ground and the test lamp should glow.
No glow and the wiring between the computer and the fuel pump relay is bad.

Computer: If you got this far and everything else checked out good, the computer is suspect.
Remove the test jumper from the ECC test connector located under the hood. Probe computer pin 22 with a safety pin and ground it to chassis. Make sure the computer and everything else is connected. Turn the ignition switch to the Run position and observe the fuel pressure. The pump should run at full pressure.
If it doesn't, the wiring between pin 22 on the computer and the fuel pump relay is bad.
If it does run at full pressure, the computer may have failed.

Keep in mind that the computer only runs the fuel pump for about 2-3 seconds when you turn the key to the Run position. This can sometimes fool you into thinking the computer has died.
Connect one lead of the test light to power and the other lead to computer pin 22 with a safety pin.
With the ignition switch Off, jumper the computer into self test mode like you are going to dump the codes. Turn the ignition switch to the Run position. The light will flicker when the computer does the self test routine. A flickering light is a good computer. No flickering light is a bad computer. Remove the test jumper from the ECC test connector located under the hood.

See the following website for some help from Tmoss (diagram designer) & Stang&2Birds (website host)
for help on 88-95 wiring Mustang FAQ - Engine Information

Fuel pump runs continuously:
The fuel pump relay contacts are stuck together or the light blue/orange wire (pin 22) has shorted to ground. Remove the fuel pump relay from its socket. Then disconnect the computer and use an ohmmeter to check out the resistance between the light blue/orange wire and ground. You should see more than 10 K Ohms (10,000 ohms) or an infinite open circuit. Be sure that the test connector isn’t jumpered to ground.
If the wiring checks out good, then the computer is the likely culprit.


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Prior to replacing the computer, check the computer power ground. The computer has its own dedicated power ground that comes off the ground pigtail on the battery ground wire. Due to it's proximity to the battery, it may become corroded by acid fumes from the battery. It is a black cylinder about 2 1/2" long by 1" diameter with a black/lt green wire. You'll find it up next to the starter solenoid where the wire goes into the wiring harness.

The picture shows the common ground point for the battery , computer, & extra 3G alternator ground wire as described above. A screwdriver points to the bolt that is the common ground point.

The battery common ground is a 10 gauge pigtail with the computer ground attached to it.
Picture courtesy timewarped1972
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