Starting Issue!!!!

[stipton]

Ok gentlemen,
So i finally got done rebuilding my 350. I connected everything and the starter just clicks. So check the battery low charge. charge it and same thing. Get it tested it is bad so I get a free because it is under warranty. Go straight home and same thing. so I re check all my ground and connections. Everything is good. have starter tested. Its good. Had a buddy say his passed the bench test and still would turn the motor over so I got a new one with lifetime warranty of course. bring is home same thing. I watched the starter as my wife tried to start the k5, and the gap looked a little big between teeth so I added some shims and the gap looks good same thing. i tried to starter the thing in neutral and park. so I don't believe the neutral safety switch bad because I wouldn't start in gear. The starter is engaging so I believe the ignition switch and everything is good. Im lost! Help please. I am getting over 12v at the starter. Just don't know where to go from here. Thank you in advance!
Stefan

 

[Kain]

take a screwdriver climb under and jump the sarter

 

[stipton]

Well I did jump it with the screw driver and that checked out ok. I how ever did find the problem! It was a ground issue. It's always something little. The engine had a bad ground. Figured it out by using the multimeter on the positive terminal on the starter and the actually starter installation bolt as the ground. The ground was interrupted somewhere. So I cleaned the engine ground up and tried again for the third maybe fourth time and I guess there is a good connection now. The k5 is now turning over! Thank you for the help.

 

[Kain]

glad you fingered it out.;-)