my 64 g10 wont start!!!!!!

I dont know what to do i am fixing to burn this van to the ground !
My starter died so i had it re built at a trusted hotrod shop put it back in and it started twice now it wont start again! so i took it to a auto parts store to have it tested and they couldnt get it to work. I took it back to the place where i got it fixed and he had it spinning with no problem . I watched him do it he put it in a vice and applyed the power and magic it worked. so i brought it home and NOTHING i cant figure it out ! I have about had it can any one help me please????????

hmmm... are you sure you have it wired up correctly?

sure am i zip tied and labled all the wires and where they went and put them back the same way when i
got it back

and you're sure the battery is good and fully charged? And you're sure there is not a wiring problem at the ignition switch?

Another thing you can do is make sure its in neutral and turn the ignition on, take a scredriver and bridge it between the battery hot cable terminal and the 's' terminal, the starter should start. If it starts, then wiring is the problem somewhere.

the batt is good and charged i have it in neutral and i even tried sticking wires in the ignition and trying to hot wire it but nothing

well if it tested bad at the auto parts store maybe its a bad starter?

I took it back to the place where i got it fixed and he had it spinning with no problem . I watched him do it

Well something is f*cked up. Maybe buy one from the parts store that has a warranty, if you can get your van running with the parts store starter, then you know its the problem, take that old one back to the hot rod shop, have them repair it to your satisfaction... tell them something is still wrong. Even if it somehow works on their bench, it doesn't do you any good if it does not work in your vehicle. Then you'll have a spare

ya something is f*cked up ill keep trying . Thanks.

It may have too much resistance in the windings, that could be why the parts store shows it as being bad... but maybe it will still operate like that during bench testing at a shop if they put enough juice through it. I've seen this kind of thing before. I know its frustrating, especially iof you already paid alot of $ to have it fixed. Sucks to have to keep installing and removing the stupid thing. Believe me I've been there.

sure is ill do it again in the morning fun fun

better than swapping rear ends, which is what I am in the middle of doing... so it could be worse

im looking foward to all the fun times i will have with this headake not!

my starter is from a 71 c10 SO ... it has the main pole(+) and 2 small poles on the cylinoid will it still work?

speeddragon...It gets a little frustrating sometimes..when it does walk away, regroup and then come back to it. Donivan has done an excellent job with the pics....take it slow and make sure none of the wires have a break in them..Sometimes the wire ends appear to be attached and aren't. Wiring can be a pain in the a_ _ sometimes...well most of the time actually!

here are my 2 experiences with starters- 1st.= solenoid is intermittently bad-remove & replace it- without removing the starter?? make it easy on self though. 2nd.- pull the starter apart- look @ the springs that apply tension on the brushes- Ive had these hang up & not apply pressure to a brush(open circuit) clean all with carb/ brake cleaner- dry & operate the srrings by hand -looking closely -see if they hang up?? If starter is all apart-?? clean copper end armature with fine sandpaper - cleam & lube with grease (little) on bushing and end plate areas. Know this- if the armature or field coils are bad=?? starter wont work at all- not even once . if all the above is done- & still wont work?? id look @ wiring - testing each to starter & have some patience - dont get mad - ive learned all the hard way also- hehe -thank God ive survived & got old!! Hope all this advice helps. There have been many a starter changed & money made by bad intermittent solenoids!! There cheap to replace .