More problems.....

We got it running and as we were testing it the temp gauge went to the top. Checked the engine but it wasn't overheating. As we drove it back to base, the car was acting strange on sudden stops and when shifting gears. The speedo sensor 3p connector is a little screwed up (going to order a new one) so we tried to improvise (this happened when we pulled the engine out).

We decided to swap the thermostat and swap the battery cables (since the previous battery cables would not stay gripped to the terminals.

Now the car won't start again. It gets spark, the ground cable is grounded and we are not sure what the heck is going on. Any ideas?

 

did you connect the positive cable that goes from the battery to the fuse box?

 

Yeah, thanks for that though. Started to check the fuses and some of them have the wrong amps on them; however, they are the ones that are for trivial things like interior light. We are going to replace those and the 3p connector for the speedo, hopefully, this upcoming weekend.

 

its grounding out. the temp sender sensor is bad or your wiring is grounding somewhere

 

It was the distributor cables. They were not pushed in. Thanks for the help guys!