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No crank/start or power to the dash with key on?

Tiny
MONEYBALL76
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  • 1988 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
  • 5.7L
  • V8
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 57,000 MILES
Fried the starter wires so I used a starter button and that worked for a few days then no power to the dash.
Sunday, July 24th, 2022 AT 5:44 AM

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Tiny
KEN L
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Have you checked the fuses? Also, you must have a good ground to the engine from the battery and then to the frame. Did you fix the fusible links at the starter? Here is a wiring diagram for the starter so you can see how it works:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.
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Sunday, July 24th, 2022 AT 10:50 AM
Tiny
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Where it says left or right of i/p in the wiring diagram what are the referring to?
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 AT 10:40 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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This means the fuse panel under the dash on the left side.
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Thursday, July 28th, 2022 AT 9:56 AM

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