Hey I have an 1988 firebird orginally was 305 tbi with automatic trans.

I pulled the 305 and installed a 350 v8 switched everything over from tbi to carb. I had the car starting with the turn of a key. It ran great EXCEPT the trans wasnt engauging.....

So i pulled the transmission out. Turns out I didnt have the torque convertor in on all the splines. So i got that all fixed up and reinstalled everything. Go to flip the key n start it..... nothin.... all the lights came on like normal the fuel pump engauged n primed ec. The only thing was the starter, it didnt click or anything.

I have the orange wires and the positive power on the big terminal on the starter and the purple on the small one. I even accidentially jumped the starter and it kicked on n rolled the engine over. I checked aswell i do have constant power on batt side...

I do not have vats.... iv only got an alarm (little red blinky light) and its only an 88 not 89+

I cannot for the life of me figure out why the ignition is not engauging the starter!?!?!

I also have my rad fan hooked up to the ignition so when you start the car they come on but the key has to be in start not that first click of the key. they come on when u start it. They are turning on when i turn the key to start as there supposed too. So i know the ignition is working. The fans were wired n working aswell when i had the engine running before i had to take the trans out again.

 

64 views n no ideas? Is there any other info that would help?

 

Possibly because it has nothing to do with a engine swap ; it is a electrical problem

Likely get better response in the correct dept

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/elec.../?daysprune=-1

A million and one starter / no crank problem threads over there for you to read

 

Checked the NSS on the shifter that cuts out the starter if not in P/N?