I recently bought an 86 Firebird... Upon trying to start it the car would not turn over.. I bought a new starter and that wasnt the problem.. Well I was told to check the neutral safety switch. I'm not sure where to look for that but here is also a little curve. The guy I bought the car from swapped a TH350 with the 700R4. Also, removed the TBI for an Edelbrock Carb. ANY help whatsoever would greatly be appreciated. If I'm not able to correct it, I will probably pull out the motor and tranny and start fresh..

 

Does the car do nothing when you turn the key, or does it crank? If it isn't even turning can you hear the starter solenoid click?

 

Safety switch is on the shifter in the console. Unless they changed the shifter it shouldn't matter which tranny you hook to it.

 

When the key is turned, there is no clicking. The dummy lights on the instrument cluster will dim out when the key is turned. I forgot to mention that I have already replaced the battery also.

 

OK, thank you for the location. It may not even be connected to the tranny.