Alright, getting closer with my HO swap and very first real engine work at all. It's been scary 
Went to start 'er up. The starter itself works if you short across the solenoid.
But NOTHING interior works. No dome lights, no dash lights, no radio, no clock, and of course, no ignition using the key.
Investigating I found I'd neglected some serious connections. One ground wire that bolted to the back of the passenger side head. Another ground wire that bolted to the top left rear of the lower intake. Two large harness connections.
I'm doing an alternator swap too and had had that disconnected... lots of cars run fine without the alternator, well, for a short distance of course. But in case THAT was the issue I plugged the harnesses back into my old alternator.
But still, nothing. Nada. No dome lights, no dash, no ignition, no windows, locks, etc.
There's nothing left to miss.
1) if my new used computer, the mark vii for the HO swap, is bad, or has a poor connection, would that directly affect such things as dome lights??
2) could I have knocked anything in doing the computer?
3) for simplicity, I left my headlight relay wiring disconnected. Are the headlight grounds important for all the interior lighting?? Doubtful.
4) MOST likely maybe, is that I've misplaced a hot wire: that one of the wires that I've got off the starter wire half of the starter solenoid, belongs on the battery side?
So, does anyone have a photo of their starter solenoid?
Mine's the older style, I think I heard somewhere that 1990 was a split year, with the starter solenoid mounted at the top, not built into the starter.
thanks for any ideas!!
-Bernard
Went to start 'er up. The starter itself works if you short across the solenoid.
But NOTHING interior works. No dome lights, no dash lights, no radio, no clock, and of course, no ignition using the key.
Investigating I found I'd neglected some serious connections. One ground wire that bolted to the back of the passenger side head. Another ground wire that bolted to the top left rear of the lower intake. Two large harness connections.
I'm doing an alternator swap too and had had that disconnected... lots of cars run fine without the alternator, well, for a short distance of course. But in case THAT was the issue I plugged the harnesses back into my old alternator.
But still, nothing. Nada. No dome lights, no dash, no ignition, no windows, locks, etc.
There's nothing left to miss.
1) if my new used computer, the mark vii for the HO swap, is bad, or has a poor connection, would that directly affect such things as dome lights??
2) could I have knocked anything in doing the computer?
3) for simplicity, I left my headlight relay wiring disconnected. Are the headlight grounds important for all the interior lighting?? Doubtful.
4) MOST likely maybe, is that I've misplaced a hot wire: that one of the wires that I've got off the starter wire half of the starter solenoid, belongs on the battery side?
So, does anyone have a photo of their starter solenoid?
Mine's the older style, I think I heard somewhere that 1990 was a split year, with the starter solenoid mounted at the top, not built into the starter.
thanks for any ideas!!
-Bernard
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