Tranny swap gone bad!

[91 Plus]

The engine just decided to shift out of nowhere, don't really know why. We have used the engine holder that we were using before without any problems. The battery has power, we tested that first. We first thought we had the two wires on the starter backwards. Pulled the starter back out, switched the wires. Connected the battery and the starter kicked on. So the wires were right the first time. Pulled it back out and switched the wires and reinstalled it. Thats where we ended, no troubleshooting other than that being it was like 5:30 AM and we were both exhausted. Suggestions, comments all welcome. TIA

So no headlight or anything.

 

[Rob94]

First off, what do you mean the engine "shifted"? Secondly, what question are you trying to get answered?? The fact that the starter will not turn?

 

[yamahaSHO]

If you're not getting power anywhere, IE: headlights, dash lights, etc, you may want to check your battery cables. The stock cables should be sized so that you can easily denote which wire goes where. Also, the starter should not need to come out to swap cables.

 

[kickeralpine]

also make sure the ground that goes on the starter bolt is tight or hooked up

 

[Bizzy]

They got it worked out, the starter was connected backwards.