Howdy,

Just finishing up a 5.3 to 6.0 swap and when I went to connect the battery the starter engages! I disconnected the starter and connected the two leads to a multimeter, reconnected the battery and got zero voltage. So I'm assuming it's the solenoid on the starter. Replace starter and it engages as soon as battery is connected. Any ideas?

Here is a link to my swap thread
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...thread-530290/

 

Wrong side of the terminal on starter? Starter shield touching it ?

 

Somehow the starter is grounding the solenoid. Is the signal wire touching a ground somewhere?

 

Turns out it was the tang on the positive lead touching the solenoid. Thanks for the help!