ive just finished puttin a new engine in my car and i have everything hooked up the way it was except im not 100% on the starter motor wiring. now when i go to start the car it doesnt even try to crank over. the volt meter on the cluster is working and battery is normal. headlights and highbeams and everything works. fuel pump primes. when i turn it on none of the warning lights on the cluster come on. and when i go to start it the brake light on the cluster comes on. Have i wired this up wrong can anyone help??? thanks in advance this is how ive wired the starter. sorry bout the pic. and this plug is on the battery wiring but i cant find where it plugs into? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

i used to get a brake light when either my battery was stuffed or bad conection or alternator but only the first two would stop it.

could the alternator wiring being bad stop the starter from getting power??

If it worked before, then you've probably wired it back up wrong. Have you checked it with a wiring diagram?

where do i find the diagram?

http://www.insanevl.com/wiring/

thanks mate. bit of an update. i swapped the two yellow tip wires (red and black in the pic) and went to put the terminal back on and it tried to start. ignition was on off! it just tryed to kick itself over lol. anyone know whats going on>?

Check your earth strap to the engine mount i finished assembling a turbo motor once and forgot to put the earth strap on had me F *&7D For Ages haha It would have crank because it had no choice kind of like using the screwdriver against the starter to make it crank

just checked the earth strap. all hooked up on the engine mount. well the starter motor had to come out because i snapped the bit where one of the wires go.little copper piece of shit. is there a chance of replacing this? does anyone know why it tryed to crank over when i connected the battery????

Have you tried going through the gears ? its auto yeah Try cranking it and stuffin around with the shifter

is anyone able to post up a pic of their battery loom and starter motor????? would be a MASSIVE help.

in 2nd pic just up and left there is a connecter thats it brown wire looks like oil; pressuire sender is it auto or man ? original or convo

its an auto mate. i have the cluster with oil pressure gauge and its working. and i have the blue wire to it. this is really starting to irritate me lol as vl's do best! problem solved! the two yellow tip wires were on the wrong clips. thanks for all the advice. appreciate it all. now i just have to get the timing right lol

Which 2 yellow tip wires are you talking about? as i have the same problem =[ boo