Thanks Guys. I will get under there with a volt meter and poke around. What kills me is that this is a brand new MSD Starter. After the last one melted, I purchased a brand new replacement. It worked perfectly and started the car about 10 times or so before I pull the engine out and sent it off to Jay. It looks mint still, all wires are good (not melted), and it is wired up exactly (only better since I sanded down a lot of the powder coat on the ground wires) as it was when it last ran.
I will start with the Signal wire and make sure I am getting a signal. Honestly I hope its not getting a signal because then its probably the Starter Safety Switch on the Clutch pedal. Stupid little delay unfortunately. Ill keep you posted. ** Update - The more I read online and the more I think about the first time I turned the key and nothing happened....... the more I think its a Ground Issue. I will run through this again and maybe I can job my own memory. The Starter case is its own ground. Since it bolts to the bell housing, its grounding to the engine(via the bell housing). The first time I turned the key (last year), I got the exact same problem. NO click of the solenoid, No drain of the battery, no nothing. Dash lights, fuel pump, etc all keep going full steam. Just no reaction from the starter at all.
This is when I made a little custom battery cable. I sanded down a spot on the tubular K member and attached one side and then attached the other side to one of the bolts holding the Starter to the bell housing. I also saw (at that time) that there was a ground wire that attaches to the motor mount. I reattached that to a bolt on the new motor mount and got back into the car. Starter worked fine.
Later, after discussions on the forum, It was noted that I was missing a ground strap that goes from the engine (cylinder head) to the firewall. I found that braided strap and attached it to the engine to the drivers side shock tower. Since the starter had already been working, I just hooked it up as it seems to be a backup.
This time, when I reattached everything, I attached the mini battery cable ground I made to the same places (K member- Starter bolt), I reattached the OEM ground connection to the motor mount bolt, and the last item (the braided cable that was supposed to attach to the cylinder head/ firewall), I found a better place to mount on the front passenger side. It attached directly to a threaded hole in the block (behind the alternator) and then to a stud coming off of the fender well right across from it). I don't think this is the issue, but its the only thing I did different.
