Sorry if this has been posted here before. I'm new to the website. I picked up a '73 last year and have been working on it since. The guy I bought it from said that the last time he had it running wasn't that long ago before I bought it. The wiring to the starter was bad so i replaced the starter and I will soon be redoing the one wire that was ruined (sorry don't know exactly what wire it is). I can connect jumper cables from the (-) terminal to the bad wire and get my headlights, break lights, and my temp and oil light on, on the dash. When i try to start the car nothing happens. Engine doesn't turn over and there isn't a click. Does anybody have any suggestions on what might be wrong and what I could do solve the problem? Thank very much!!


Attached is a picture of the starter and wiring

 

A beginning point, would be in attaching the positive battery cable to the lone single stud on solenoid.
Also, the big gauge red wire should have a new length of wire soldered to it, shrink sleeve over the solder joint in protecting from shorting against the block, and attach same red wire to single stud on solenoid.
Also, remove both ends of negative cable and clean both the terminal and the surface the terminal touches, and reattach.
Fresh battery in place, and should be good to go.
You might buy a Haynes manual for the Camaro as it will help you.
Best tool for the tool box.

 

What he said ........but man that old solenoid looks pretty nasty, think I'd be getting a new one even if it does work.