1997 Pontiac Grand Am starting problem

Tiny
DEVILCHILDNUM1
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  • 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 185,000 MILES
I got a 1997 pontiac grand am just replaced the starter and now the starter is acting like its not getting any power however if I jump the cylenoid the car fires up and runs fine. The gage cluster dose not work so I can not tell if the security light is on or not so I dont know if that is the problem. What should I do?
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 AT 8:00 PM

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Tiny
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In the diagram, the purple wire at the starter solenoid S terminal, should be hot/voltage with key in the crank position, is it? That voltage comes from the ignition switch through the trans range switch/neutral switch to the starter solenoid.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 AT 8:14 PM

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