As of right now I have my altenator and all my electrical dissconnected with the exception of the starter and battery cables.Can I use the battery to turn the engine over without the altenator hooked up?Thanks

 

i dont see why not, the battery after all is what starts the car. once its running, the alt takes over.

 

Ok I ask cause I wasnt sure with how funky the electrical systems are on these things if the it will turn the engine over if the altenator is bypassed.Im also at home and my Jimmy is at my garage so i cant just hop in and try it.

 

Yeah. It should work fine.

 

Well I went over to my garage and tryed it nothing,No dome light or anything.Yes the battery is fully charged.Do I have a bad ground?

 

either a bad ground or not a good connection on the positive. but you have to have all the wires that go to the body and internal fuse box hooked up for any of that to work. if you dont have power INSIDE the car, and just power to the starter, then you wont be able to hit the key and crank the motor.
you have to have a dome light turn on in the car to know that you have power to the ignition switch. without power there, nothing will happen when you turn the key. get it to the point that when you turn the key, the dash lights up and all that, then you can get cranking. the car should start with the alternator bypassed, but it wont run for long because your ignition (distributor and coil) will kill the battery.

 

All this was working till I pulled and replaced the engine,as far as I know all the grounds and other wires neccasary are hooked up.I didnt get a chance to work on anything yesterday to dam cold but I`ll try again today.

 

Ok I tryed to get the engine to turn over still nothing,No dome light.If my nuetral safety switch is bad will this cause this or do I have problem with my wiring.Im not trying to start it just wanting to turn it over.Help needed please.

 

Sounds like something is not hooked up somewhere

 

Nothing on the wiring harness is hooked up I just have positive and ground hooked up and wires to the starter.Guess I`ll have crawl underneith check those connections.