hey i put my pos motor back togther and when i go to start it will will put for a sec but wont staying running but if i hold the key forward it will stay running until i let the key go ....im assuming this problaly has to do with something with my wiring or something i cant figure out what the ---- it might be

 

hold it forward where? at START!?!??!?!

















wow we need a bit more of a description than that.

 

yah i hold it forward so that the starter stays running and the car will run but a soon as i let it go in the ignition on position it shuts off

 

 

ok that helps thanks alot now i know whats wrong with the car

 

bad ignition switch at the bottom of the column.

88-91 I assume?

 

thats what i was thinking too but i also was wondering if the switch was bad why it would work at all.... yah its a 1990

 

worn/dirty contacts.

A failure point like a main relay, getting to be quite common on the 88-91's

 

i havent hooked up all my grounds yet could that play a big part of it not wanting to run?

 

the only one that really super matters is the one that grounds to the thermostat housing because that is the ground for ecu power