Very weird no start, almost about to give up.

[Tantwoforty]

if you can turn it by hand this my money is its a bad starter.
if you gave it straight 12 and it just clicked, then the solenoid in it is probably bad. it would still spin fine. take it to autozone and get it checked. ill bet its bad.
are all the lights dimming to death when you crank it?

are they fully dimming when you have your car hooked up to another car thats running?

if that's the case it may be a short, make sure all your leads are correct, nothings touching or anything..

it wouldn't really be a relay of a fuse, because those type of things just break, you wouldn't even get a click.

also, sine this is your supposed second starter, have someone else check that your installing them correctly. not to be a dick, but you never know.

[DrifterE]

Originally Posted by Tantwoforty

also, sine this is your supposed second starter, have someone else check that your installing them correctly. not to be a dick, but you never know.

True, lol. Two heads are better than one.

I had the original one rebuilt, I could have just had bad luck with the shop rebuilding it, i'll take it to an autozone to get checked. I never actually paid attention to my lights dimming or not now that I remember, I should try again when jumping it. The part I think is weird and funny is that if I unbolt the starter and just have it wired up, and crank it, the starter motor spins. Bolted to the tranny it does nothing. I know this is gonna end up being something dumb, and maybe being my fault, but I cant seem to find it. Thanks for the help. I still haven't checked all the wiring on the starter side though, i've only had spare time in the afternoon when its dark, gotta look closer.