They had that ground unhooked for a reason. I'm not sure of the reason, but for a reason. If hooking it up caused your issue then perhaps the other end of that ground goes somewhere it is not supposed to go.
In looking at this picture of your solenoid, it looks like your positive battery cable is connected on with a large black cable that goes into the fender well. Does that black cable go to the starter, or is that the black cable you bolted onto the timing cover to ground?
Just want to verify that it is not the cable that you grounded.
What starter are you using? One has only the cable from the solenoid to a bolt on the side of the starter, the other looks more like a gm starter ( ) with a smaller wire along with the positive cable.
This has been my face for the past month, and it made me laugh. Thank you sir.
Yes, but on this particular car it's more common for the starter solenoid to stick, usually after shorting internally due to not being grounded correctly. (Both can happen on a fox though.)Can an ignition switch stick so bad that you remove the key and it still keeps cranking? I'm honestly asking because I find that hard to believe.
If you didnt drain both dumps then you mad a mistake.
This is a little back to basics, but are you cleaning the dipstick off completely, then putting it back in..... remove it and checking oil?
I did do both dumps. Draining was super easy and I think that made me a little too confident. I also think changing the oil on ramps was one of the reasons I didn't get all of the oil out, but on the other hand, isn't that how most people do it? Not everybody has a lift, and I can't imagine it would make sense to put both ends of the car on jack stands just for an oil change.
Should I have left the rear plug out while I drained the front plug to act as a vent and let the oil flow easier? Also, are you supposed to wait until it stops dripping completely or can you move on once it stops flowing continuously?
The dipstick is a bigger liar than most fishermen that I have met.
Drain both front & rear sumps, put the drain plugs back in. Then change the filter and add 4 quarts oil. Start the engine and let it idle 2 minutes or so. Shut it off, wait 2 minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan. Pull the dipstick out, wipe it off and stick it back in. Pull it out again and take note of the oil level. I marked the dipstick with a scratch from a file at the 4 quart level.
Add the 5th quart, start the engine and let it idle 2 minutes or so. Shut it off, wait 2 minutes for the oil to drain back into the pan. Pull the dipstick out, wipe it off and stick it back in. Pull it out again and take note of the oil level; it won't be anywhere near the factory full marks. I marked the dipstick with a scratch from a file at the 5 quart level, which is about 1" above the factory full mark.