Won't Turn Over

Try jumping the starter at the solenoid. Take a screw driver and touch both the "+" post on the solenoid and the nearest of the small middle posts("S"). Make sure the car is not in gear! It should crank the starter over. With the key in the on position if you do this it will start the car. You might have to hit the throttle by hand at the carb. This might work and tell you that your solenoid is bad. If it does not work try same thing except jump from one of the big posts on the solenoid to the other big post. If that doesn't work its the starter that is bad.

Another idea is the ignition switch. If the wire running from the start position of the ignition switch and the "S" post on the solenoid has either a short or break anywhere it would prevent the starter from cranking.

Batterey, solenoid, ignition switch, starter, wiring, somewhere in there. And don't go out buying everything just to swap everything out and be done. Let us know how it goes so we can keep thinking or learn from this.

also, dont forget to hook up the engine ground strap. the starter grounds to the engine/tranny, and if those aren't properly grounded, there is nowhere for the power to go. I don't think it would completely stop the car from starting, but it wouldn't help either.

MitchGT said:

also, dont forget to hook up the engine ground strap. the starter grounds to the engine/tranny, and if those aren't properly grounded, there is nowhere for the power to go. I don't think it would completely stop the car from starting, but it wouldn't help either.

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It would stop the car from starting,because the mounts isolte the engine with rubber.After my stroker swap I forgot mine and it wouldnt crank,so I added a 4 GA strap.