I have 12.8 V on the big starter wire @ the starter.
I have nothing on the little wire when key is in cranking position, no test light on
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the body block 7.5 amp fuse for ignition has continuity and looks fine.
the starter relay has power on pin 5
the starter relay has continuity across 1 and 2
the starter relay does not have continuity across 3 and 5
When the relay is charged with 12V across 1 and 2, 3 and 5 have continuity.
That all seems good so far but no cranking. I have not yet tried to run a (+) to the little wire and see if the starter will crank if forced.
the bigger picture.
This is a 98 body that is swapped onto a 97 power train. the engine wire harness is from a 97. Both the 98 and the 97 ran fine before I started to mess with them. I tried both ECU's and they both have the same behavior.
so... I have not had to deal with the park neutral switch yet and I'm guessing this is my trial by fire moment
any advise here? I'm wondering if there was a difference between the 97 and 98 body wiring? I only have the pin-outs for the 98
The part numbers for the park neutral position switch are the same when I run both vins and find their respective parts.