wiring for startup

[AmadeusCharger500]

I have this challenger(sorry) that I have all back together now except it has been a lot of work wiring it. I think I have all the engine harness in place, had to replace a few wires. I tried turning the engine over and the only way I could get it to go was jumping the starter wire with the hot. Turning the key does nothing.

All I would like to know at this point is what wires should be connected to the starter relay. So far I have the postive battery, starter, fusible link(connceted to a large red wire coming from the fuseblock), and one small yellow wire from the fuseblock. It seems there might be a wire missing since there is a terminal that is empty on the relay.

Most of the harness going to the drivers side of the car is for the lights and the horn(once again this is a challenger) What are the total number of wires for ignition that should lead out the drivers side?

I might as well ask now, does anyone have a list of wires/color and function that come from the fuseblock to the engine bay, inginition related only please.

Thanks

[Plumcrazy]

Assuming it's an automatic transmission the empty terminal on the starter relay goes to the middle terminal on the neutral safety switch.

[AmadeusCharger500]

Yes, thank you for that. I wondered if that wasn't it.
That helps greatly!

Now on to that list or diagram. I would just like to know where everthing is going to out there in the bay.

2 wires are damaged or burnt under the dash. One of them is a large red one coming out of the steering column. I am not sure what they are for. Is There anyway to find out?

thanks again/

[Nacho-RT74]

Year ?
-Brown traced yellow, coming to central terminal of NSS to G terminal on starter relay
-Yellow wire coming from ignition switch to IG prong of starter relay.
-Red coming from batt to Starter relay stud... then to bulkhead conector with a fuse link-ammeter-ignition switch ( red too ).

-Blue wire coming from ignition switch, is spliced on engine harness up to ballast resistor, voltage regulator and alt brush...also to ECU module if is equipped.
-Brown wire coming from ignition switch up to ballast resistor and spliced from terminal up to + lead of coil.

IF is points distribuitor, then the - lead of coil is wired with dist wire.

IF is Ignition module ( 4 pins ): dist pick up wires up to Ignition module and a black wire from Ignition Module to - lead of coil.

IF ignition module is 5 pins: green wire from one of pins up to secondary resistance of ballast. Ballast has to be double one and blue wire feeded two input prongs like a jumper.

That's all to start the engine.

[Plumcrazy]

2 wires are damaged or burnt under the dash. One of them is a large red one coming out of the steering column. I am not sure what they are for. Is There anyway to find out?

thanks again/

That red wire is the main 12v feed to the ignition switch.

[Mopar Crazy]

Nacho, Sorry to break in, but while your on the subject, I also have a 74 Challenger.
If I was to wire an electric fuel pump to the ing. key, which wire in the speering column should I splice into???
Peter

[Nacho-RT74]

IMHO, from blue one from anywhere from ignition switch up to alt brush on engine harness ( regulator, ballast, choke control ) but use a relay. There is already enough load on that line to feed another device.

[Nacho-RT74]

almost forget... on starter relay also:
-black wire, from starter relay small screw up to solenoid on starter motor.

[Plumcrazy]

IMHO, from blue one from anywhere from ignition switch up to alt brush on engine harness ( regulator, ballast, choke control ) but use a relay. There is already enough load on that line to feed another device.

  Use a relay.

[smokinrt]

I have this challenger(sorry) that I have all back together now except it has been a lot of work wiring it. I think I have all the engine harness in place, had to replace a few wires. I tried turning the engine over and the only way I could get it to go was jumping the starter wire with the hot. Turning the key does nothing.

All I would like to know at this point is what wires should be connected to the starter relay. So far I have the postive battery, starter, fusible link(connceted to a large red wire coming from the fuseblock), and one small yellow wire from the fuseblock. It seems there might be a wire missing since there is a terminal that is empty on the relay.

Most of the harness going to the drivers side of the car is for the lights and the horn(once again this is a challenger) What are the total number of wires for ignition that should lead out the drivers side?

I might as well ask now, does anyone have a list of wires/color and function that come from the fuseblock to the engine bay, inginition related only please.

Thanks

My suggestion woul be for you to invest in a Factor Assembly Instruction Manual for your specific car