need help with a wiring problem!!


iceracer60

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V8 Engine Swap
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wausau, wi
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1985
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Manual
ok so yesterday and today i was wiring up the 302 i am swapping into my 85 ranger. i got everything hooked up for the initial start up and double checked all the wires. the problem is that when i go to hook up the battery its like im running a power to a ground. the only thing that i can think of is that the fender mounted solenoid is grounding to the fender. does this sound plausible or am i just loosing my mind after staring at wires for 6 hours. i went and looked on one of my buddies f150s with a fender solenoid and it looks like it has a piece of rubber between the solenoid and the mounting plate that i dont remeber seeing on mine. any help on this is greatly appreciated, thanks.
 
alright further testing has led me to believe i have a bad solenoid. i removed it from the fender and i dont see sparky when i hook up the batt now, so today after work i plug in the new solenoid and see where i go from there
 

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