[89CamaroRS]

ok, i've been working on getting my 89 RS v8 conversion wired properly. i've finally got everything engine-wise powered and working. but now i have the same problem that made me start the conversion in the first place. randomly one day when the v6 was still in it, i hit the starter and nothing happened; not even a soleniod click. but the water temp gauge tached almost hard enough to break the needle (never happened before). all other electrics worked then and work now.

i thought it was the starter so i said to hell with it and started the conversion. now it's doin the same thing with all the new stuff in it.

i just dug the ignition switch out of the steering colume. it's got a few wiggly pins but looks fairly new. i'm gonna replace it tomorrow anyway just to rule it out. if that doesn't fix the problem, does anyone have any other suggestions on what to look at? i know the starter is good(i drove the vette into place right before i started the swap) and it's wired just as it was in the vette. if a new ignition switch doesn't solve the problem (and i'm not very confident in it based on the fact that it looks like the owner before me replaced fairly recently) i'm completely stumped. wiring is my shakiest car topic so please, wiring gods, treat me like i know nothing.