i just installed my new mini starter from a 93 on my 89. i think i have it hooked up right. i ran 2 new wires....a 4ga to replace the OEM wire and a 12ga to run the extra wire it takes to make the new starter work. i ran the 4ga from the post furthest from the battery on the firewall solenoid to the large post on the new solenoid on the starter. i ran the 12ga wire from the post closest to the battery on the firewall solenoid to the small post on the solenoid on the starter. when i try to turn it over...all i can hear is the firewall solenoid clicking.....any ideas on how to fix this headache???? thanks!

 

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they tight?...run a jumper wire to the hot side then go from there...

 

That sounds like it has bad continuity. Just like grabbem88 said, make sure the connections are tight. Did you put conductive jelly on them?

 

should i jump thefirewall solenoid or the one on the new starter? also...does it sound like it is hooked up right? i went off the diagram, but it doesn't give the greatest explainination on where the 4ga wire goes..

 

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IM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ON MINE, BUT I CAN ONLY SEE ONE WIRE GOING FROM THE STARTER TO THE POST NEXT TO THE STARTER RELAY. AND WHEN I TURN THE KEY ON. ALL THE GAUGES LIGHT UP, BUT ITS NOT TURNING OVER?

 

blakesnake are you saying that the new starter has its own solenoid? if that is the case, you don't need the stock firewall solenoid.

 

it does have a solenoid built on the new starter. how would i bypass the firewall solenoid?

 

can you take a picture of the new starter's solenoid? should have 2 large posts, and 1 small terminal.
1 of the large posts might have its own ground strap on it.