Engine will not turn over except for jumping solenold

[calvin cockrell]

Have power when i turn key but starter wont turn wire from battery is good put new ignition relay in and ignition switch in but still nothing

[david craft]

there are 2 fusible links that run from the battery to the firewall. check for power through these on the inside of the fire wall.  is this a class A or C....does it have a van front end??

[calvin cockrell]

Turn key it wont crank over

[david craft]

ford and chevy run 13.8 system volts...dodge a little higher at 14.3. (thats why the dual ballast) they did this i believe because they ran one gauge smaller wire than they should of...lol. look under the dash for a junction that runs to the column. that may be melted down ona terminal. there should be a wire from the ign switch thats hot when the switch is in the start position.

[calvin cockrell]

Ballast relay and starter relay are good i get power to dash when i turn the key but that is it

[david craft]

is this thing cranking or we working on spark? the ballast resistor on the firewall is for voltage reduction to the coil. usually a dual ballast on that year dodge( with one resistance for starting and one for running). the start solenoid has 2 small terminals, an S lug and an I lug. hot the S lug and she cranks. the I lug will in turn send current to the coil,via the ballast resister for extra hot spark for starting.