Hello friends,
I'm having a bit of trouble getting the car started after putting the transmission back in and replacing the starter. The car would not crank at all so i'm thinking it has something to do with the starter wiring. In the process of putting the starter back in I do remember seeing two larger gauge wires that confused me, i bolted both to the solenoid and the terminal to the terminal post. I thought this was the correct configuration but now I am not sure, its been a month since I first removed everything. Can anybody help with this?

1990 Jaguar XJS V12(5.3)

 

Hi Arhabb 11

You may have disturbed the Fuseable Link on the Battery

Push those Connections Together and She should Crank unless the problem is around the Starter or the Gear Shift Area but only you would know that

 

Yes that stupid cable causes all sorts of bs

 

Check the gear selector and selector's switch, maybe it's not in parked position

 

Somebody had a recent thread about non starting on a V12. I offered a work around to isolate where the loss of start control might be or loss of main 12V direct power might be. Diagram shows the two large cables on the starter. One from the battery, and the other goes to the alternator. The 3rd smaller wire is the start control to energize the solenoid on the starter. See this diagram below to help. Th temporary ground I show is to isolate out the saftey and security interlocks.