SR starter problems.. what have i missed?

[DriftVader]

:duh:okay so i pulled my old SR out and put my new SR in and the starter was fine before i pulled the motor out. now when i turn the key, nothing happens. ive wired up my starters power wire directly to a battery. redid the grounds and stil nothing when i turn the key. have i missed something? starter issues shouldnt be to tough.... any feed back would be grestly appreciated. thanks!!

[KiLLeR2001]

The black w/yellow stripe wire from the ignition. It always pops off, find it and secure it onto the prong on the starter.

[DriftVader]

Anyone know where the rely or how many relysw there are for the starter? maybe one went bad

[DriftVader]

would anyone happen to have a lay out or diagram of where all the start relays are located? i looked at the FSM one and im not an expert on how to read the FSM diagram.

[KiLLeR2001]

Are you going to take my advice or continue to search for these imaginary starter relays?

[DriftVader]

not sure what your talking about. i looked for a black w/ yellow wire that connects to the starter. there is none. maybe cause my SR is a s14?

[KiLLeR2001]

There should be two things wired to your starter. The first one is easy, its the thick positive cable from the battery which you have already stated you have connected. The other wire comes from your ignition switch and plugs into a prong on the starter. On the S13 its a black wire w/yellow stripe, not sure on S14's. Maybe you hooked up the prong to a ground wire instead. It needs to come from the ignition switch, look around for a wire (around your starter) with a single plug just hanging there.

How else would the starter know when to start your car?

[DriftVader]

lol ya the prong on the s14 lower harness for the starter is black. i thought it was for ground. so thats for ignition. hmm il have to check this out!
thanks man.


edit-- this was ACTUALLY my problem. thanks a shit load bro!

[s14unimog]

I know you got this sorted but a lot of people forget to ground the engine. The starter will not operate without a properly grounded motor. The more the better guys; it's amazing what the difference is.

This might help others later.