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On to the next issue, if I should make a separate post I can do that. Still electrical related..I think. Now it's cranking, I've got spark at the plugs. I'm guessing it's not getting fuel, it seems like it wanted to run on starting fluid. The fuel pump was shot so I replaced it with one I had from a parts loyale. The loyale was single port injection, from what I've read that fuel pump should be adequate. I've found a "spare" spade connector near the distributor. These turbo engines sure have a lot of extra wiring! I'll attach some pics of the wire in question. There is a large round plug that emerges from passenger fender wall, it's near the air filter box and pressure sensor unit(?) I think it's 8 or 9 pin. It crosses over the rear of the engine a ground breaks out to ground on the intake manifold and it makes its way over to the coil and distributor. The distributor is 4 wire and the coil seems like it has a lot of extras tied to it(2 negative - 3 or 4 positive). Two wires from the harness land on either side of the coil, another 4 to the distributor. I can't seem to locate anywhere for this extra spade to go. The wire in question is 16/18ga - black/yellow. I did try to ground it but with it grounded the starter wouldn't engage. One of the 4 wires going to the disty is blk/ylw, not sure if they're parallel. Any thoughts or ideas would be helpful as I haven't really ruled out anything. - What I've done so far - 1. Cleaned all engine bay grounds 2. Verified spark at the plugs (didn't look like they've seen fuel yet) 3. Cap and rotor turn with the engine, rotor is secured. 4. Pulled fuel line off after the filter and verified fuel is getting through. (Hoping the pressure is enough) 5. Read ECM codes, just code 12 is all that shows. No ESC light while cranking. - My thoughts - 1. Pull injectors and verify they're firing. 2. I'm missing a component/sensor near the distributor for the blk/ylw spade to plug into. 3. Timing is off, check timing Sorry for the lengthy post but I'm just trying to be as detailed as possible. If I should make this a new post instead of adding to this one please let me know. Thanks for the help! Couldn't do it without everyone's knowledge.

Found it. After removing the front seat and really getting under the dash found a blue plug with a blk/ylw and blk/wht! Found its counterpart and I've got 12v at the solenoid now. Just have to wait out a battery charge to continue testing Thanks all for the help!

On a side note, the engine will turn over if I just jump 12v to the solenoid. Nothing learned, just did it for fun

That's odd, I dug a little further into the ecm harness. The black/white that I'm tracing indeed splits into the ecm and red 9 pin connector. With 1 lead plugged into the spade (not attached to the solenoid) and the other at the crimped connection I have .3ohms, so directly connected.. The crimp looks factory, not your average butt connector. Is there somewhere for the red and white 9 pin connectors to go? I can't seem to find anything on them. Whoever was in the dash did use masking tape and labeled each connection (how nice!). But there wasn't anything on the two nine pin. They are square with tiny spades. Any chance you could post a pic of the diagram? Can't seem to find a relevant one online. I'll try and upload some pics but I'm way over the MB limit. Thanks again for all the help/advice. I still think I'm missing something simple.

I'm testing for voltage while turning the key. Negative on battery terminal. Positive jammed into the spade connector (unhooked from solenoid). I haven't tried jumping to the solenoid yet, since I'll need to get that ignition wire sorted anyway. Found a "decent" body wiring diagram from autozone. I was just looking for the auto park/ neutral switch. The diagram says that's where the black/yellow goes. From there I have to assume the ecm gives 12v to the solenoid. Thanks, I'll find the switch and try that out.

Hey guys, I'm going to start by saying thanks! This forum has been an HUGE help keeping these subarus on the road. My daily is a 91 loyale that I drug out of a field (literally) for 100 bucks and got it going because of this forum. I recently purchased an 86 GL-10 turbo wagon (AT). Got it cheap at an auction. I know someone's had the dash out, they forgot to reconnect the speedo.. so I'll have to pull it anyway. Just trying to see where I need to go here. I can't get 12v to the starter solenoid. It's a black w/ white stripe 12ga that splits into two 16 ga. The only place that wire terminates is the ECM and a 9 pin red connector. The red connector goes nowhere that I can see. There's also a white 9 pin not hooked to anything. I have to be missing something basic, I've got good ground continuity. My ignition switch is working I've determined the black/yellow coming from the key is the start signal. Can't really tell where it goes. It also splits into 2 smaller gauge wires. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure this has been discussed multiple times but I couldn't find any NO CRANK threads where there was no power to the solenoid.