I have a 1980 Fairmont 200cid 6. It will not crank over. Battery is good. I can get her to crank over bypassing (jumping) the solenoid on fender, but when key turned on, it will not crank even using the bypass. Nothing comes on except the engine light on dash. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

If you have a test light available, are you getting juice to the solenoid on the fender when you turn the ign to the start position? Don't remember if the solenoid relies on the fender sheet metal or has a separate ground to energize the solenoid. Its worth checking the connections first. ,,,,,,,,,,, hanky

 

Hanky, Thanks so much that was it! I ran a ground wire from negative battery to solenoid housing and everything came on. Will replace chassis ground and ground solenoid this weekend.