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[Madmatt2006]

Is the wire through the engine harness plug under the bonnet still pushed into the plug.?

Not sure what wire your talking about I will go take a quick look what colour is it?. Yes I can rewire test lamp globe is ok

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[vs ss]

Can you get your test light and put the clip on earth, then touch the pointed end on the join where the inhibitor switch was taken out. Then turn the key to start position and this should light up.

[Madmatt2006]

The plug that joins the engine harness to body harness on the firewall. It’s the same purple wire.

Yep all plugged in

While looking around I found this plug from the old auto it orange wire,

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it went to the auto gearbox, I labeled it as reverse but was probably wrong

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Can you get your test light and put the clip on earth, then touch the pointed end on the join where the inhibitor switch was taken out. Then turn the key to start position and this should light up.

will do

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[Madmatt2006]

Yeah that goes to the auto detent solenoid so ignore it. The purple wire goes straight from key-inhibitor switch outside down to starter. It doesn’t go the long way round or through other stuff so it has to be simple. Once you do the test that will eliminate 50% of that wire.

well that worked light comes on in start position didn't have 3 hands so balanced the test light on the wire

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[vs ss]

Haha nice. So that means the problem is from there to the starter. That eliminates all ign and that area.
Did you have a good look at the engine harness to body harness plug?

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[Madmatt2006]

will do be back soon