Car won't turn over!

[Micro Mudder]

I finally got my engine back in my festy and went to fire it up and it just made the loud buzzing noise so I took it off and it spun and worked when I grounded it out and turned the key. the engion turnd by hand when out of the car and the tranny off. the tranny spins smoothly by hand also... I don't have a battery in the car so I'm using a car jumper but it still should turn over! Any idea would be great right now cuz I have none..

[SoCalZ28]

check the fuseable links

[Micro Mudder]

I looked at them they looked alright I'll test them when I go back to the shead

[Pu241]

Can't tell by looking!
You need to clean the contacts in the brown casing and replace those links with cartridge fuses!

[Micro Mudder]

I got cartridge fuses in it one looked a little black on the inside metal piece but every thang still workes so iim guessing it's not pumping enough power through? Also could something have bound up in the bell housing cuz the clutch fly wheel and every thang is new

[Pu241]

Check your grounds and connection to the starter.

[Micro Mudder]

I got not of them shiny clean I could have missed 1 I'll check

[Micro Mudder]

Okay I tested all the wires I turned the engine over by hand tested the fuzes I tried jumping the starter and it till buzzed could it have died? It's new 6 months ago and worked right before I pulled the engine out

[Pu241]

... went to fire it up and it just made the loud buzzing noise so I took it off and it spun and worked when I grounded it out and turned the key...

So it seems to me your starter is not getting a good ground, some how.

[bravekozak]

Check connector C122 in front off the fusible links. Black/blue stripe wire. That is a non-watertight connector. I reterminated mine .312 because there was a lot of oxidation that could not be easily cleaned without an acid dip. I knew I should have done a writeup when I did mine. Also there was a broken wire.

[Micro Mudder]

I redid all the grounds. even if that c122 connector is bad I would be still able jump the starter by direct power and it should turn over but it doesn't for some reason I'm really stumped so tomorrow I'm going to try a fue more thangs if not I'll push start it cuz the starter could be to weak to start it

[Pu241]

Wondering if your solenoid is not engaging and/or is shot.
Can you apply power directly to the starter without going through the solenoid and see if the starter turns.
Then try through the solenoid switch?

[Micro Mudder]

That's one of the first things I tried. I did it with the starter off so I could see if it ejected when it spun and it did all by the ignition like it should and I was able to turn the flywheel but bolted on the tranny it sounded like it was trying but only buzzed like it wasn't strong enough to crank the engine. It' worked before I don't see why it would get weaker from sitting for 6 months.

[tooldude]

Lack of sufficient power getting to the solenoid is the only condition I have ever encountered, so far, that has caused a solenoid to buzz as you are describing. That's not saying there aren't other possibilities. In the first post you said you put the engine back in - did you put the engine-to-frame grounding cable back on?

[rmoltis]

You know, the weird thing about starters is, sometimes they work great for years.
Then one random fateful day it just never works again.

Have you had a friend turn the car over while you tap the starter with a hammer?
And when I say tap. By no way do I mean to go ape-sh** slammin on it.
In my old 89 cherokee when the starter was going bad, it would tend to get me started from time to time.
Until I replaced it.
I know its not a professional diagnosis or technique, but I've had success a few times in the past with other cars.
Good luck with your diagnosis.

Just remember, if its related to the reinstallation some
problems can be real simple and right in front of us.
Retrace your steps and give everything you touched a look over.
I'm sure you probably have already tho.