MountainScreamer

So, a while ago I had to rebuild and rejet my dellorto. So, while I was waiting for parts, I decided to go ahead and relocate the battery. I mount it in the normal spot, behind the pass seat. I run a 2 gauge wire from the positive post to the starter and from there run a 6 gauge to the fusible links. The negative is run to the seatbelt bolt.
I hook everything I can see back up and try it out. All the gauges come on and the lights work but when I turn the key nothing happens. It seems like the starter solenoid isn't getting power
I tried it the day after and the fusible blew. What could be the problem?
By the way, I replaced the starter when I did this.

Thanks guys,
Max

Kentetsu

Is running the ground to the seatbelt bolt the usual way of doing that? Seems like that would not be the way to do it, but I'm not sure.

Make sure you didn't knock the little wire off the starter while you were down there working on it. I'm referring to the one that clips onto the little tang thingy. You know what I mean, right?


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MountainScreamer

Yeah I know that wire. I made sure it was connected but crazy things happen with this car so I'll check again.
I was under the impression you could just run the negative to the seatbelt bolt

Do you guys think the wire from the starter to the fusible links could be too big, thus blowing them? Or could the starter be grounding out somehow?

Rogue_Wulff

How is the engine grounded to the chassis? If you don't have a ground on the engine, the starter won't work.

Of course, the "new" starter could be bad.....

MountainScreamer

Ahhhh, not sure if it is! I'll run a ground tomorrow. I figured that maybe since the engine is bolted to the chassis, that takes care of the ground. But, I guess you can never have too many grounds.
Thanks rogue wolf!

gsl-se addict

iTrader: (3)

Personally, I would do like you did for the (+) with the (-) wire. Run a 2 ga wire from battery (-) to one of the engine/tranny bolts. Then run a ground strap from there (can be a smaller wire if you would like) to the chassis. The starter pulls by far more amps than anything else in the car. You want to make sure that it can easily get the juice that it needs.

MountainScreamer

OK guys, sorry for the interlude. I swapped over to an actual fuse box to solve to problem of trying to find fusible links.

So, with everything wired up anew, I tried to crank it. Still nothing. I also added a big 4 gauge ground strap from the body to one of the starter mounting bolts.

From testing with a cheap test light, there is power going to all fuses and the ignition switch, but when bumped to start, it blows the main fuse. That means something is grounded incorrectly right? (fyi, using a 60amp main fuse 30amp for other two)

Any help would be awesome guys

MountainScreamer

So, I grounded the battery directly to the engine, but there is still no firing. Everything is still the same, so could this mean a bad soleniod? Would that blow fuses?