HmmmmmBad Wire?
It could be because your ignitation switch is bad and all you are doing is bypassing the signal from the ignation to the starter
Generally the problem is either a defective neutral safety switch or a bad ignition switch (not ignition key lock).
Unless there is an aftermarket hard start relay installed on the car, there shouldn't be one. The starter is attached directly to the ignition switch and the battery.
The starter relay is out. Or the ignition module. Or the ignition switch is out. And its the odds in that order. Greatest to least.
Check ignition relay. Jump the battery directly to the starter and see if the starter is any good.
might be starter relay, or the crank circuitry from the switch or to the starter from the relay. I would trace back from the starter to the starter relay back through the neutral safety switch to the ignition switch.
Most often it is the starter and not the ignition.
It is false that the stat ignition switch position only activates the starter motor.
may be a bad starter..... or if the engine is cranking with no start it could be the ignition wires
No. The relay is what actuates the starter motor, whenn you turn the key to the start position.
the starter has failed.
maybe ignitoin or ignition switch
Starter Ignition Neutral switch