so I took my starter out to check and see if it's working properly, it is, I go to put it back in and I'm missing the wire that goes on the right side bolt. (I've got the spade and the left side) any ideas where it would naturally bend to or if possible where I can get another wire to attatch where it was supposed to be and such? please help me out here.

 

my starter only has 2 wires...

pos and signal. all it needs.

 

ok, so let me get this strait, there's the wire the is on the left side that is held on by a nut and another wire that is just kinda pushed onto a spade. that's it correct???

 

What year is your car?

My 85 GSL has the one from the starter to the solenoid, the spade, and the huge beast that is the ground.

 

that ground wire runs along the fender then ducks under the oil cooler. think that's the wire you're missing...

you try cranking it yet?

 

That is correct. The 2nd nut towards the passenger does not have a wire. The ground wire usually bolts to the engine side with the long starter bolt.

 

ok, thanks. Must have amnezia or something I could have sworn that there were 3 wires all together. it's a 1984' gsl-se 13B

 

Ive seen some with the ground wire on the post, and some under the head of the bolt (front) for the top bolt. Either way will work. The starter should have a built in grounding strap that goes to the 2nd terminal.

~T.J.