Disconnected battery cable and reconnected, now starter wont engage Options

[ericoneal]

I disconected the positive (and neg) cables. Reconnected, and now the car wont start. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) The dash lights and fuel pump come on, headlights are bright, battery is fully charged, but no click or anything. I checked all of the fuses under the steering wheel and 3 of them on the firewall by the battery and all are good.
Are there other fuses that I am missing? SHe has always fired up, really frustrated....

[Tom]

ThePaintedMan,
It would be impractical to replace all of the wires associated with the starter circuit. Cleaning up the connections would be the best bet. Starting at the two larger wires (4.0 size) at the battery, determine which one goes to the key switch at terminal 30. Better yet just replace the 4 connectors on all red wires at the battery positive making sure to cut the wires back to nice clean copper and crimping the new connectors on well. The next connection is at terminal 30 of the key switch, check and replace as necessary. If your car has the under seat relay for the seal belts, check those for corrosion and replace as necessary. A lot of folks just jumper out this relay. The next one is key switch 50, a large yellow wire (4.0 size )that goes to the 14 pin connector at the relay board in the engine bay. FOR SAFETY, DO NOT REMOVE/REPLACE THIS CONNECTOR WITH THE BATTERY CONNECTED! Get the connector aligned 1 pin off and you will put 12 volts from the battery to ground.
You can clean the two relay connectors with small wire brushes and alcohol. Next is the 12 pin connector, then the connector at the starter solenoid. If all of these connections are clean and you still have problems, your key switch may need replacing, that is the one connection you can't see to inspect. If all connections are clean and the starter is known to be good, the relay kit will allow the starting system to work as a last resort.
I feel due to the high current needed by the solenoid for initial closing, this circuit should have been designed with a relay from the factory anyway. Much less stress on the key switch.
Tom