You might have installed the starter with the wrong size sledge hammer. Actually I would start with the basics and check for a blown fuse. What lights do you refer to? Inside, outside or trouble lights? All lights? A word of caution: Sometimes with auto repair you can't assume that Action A caused Problem B.
In Response To My Own Question: I finally figured it out ... the starter's main post had more wires on it than I realized at the time, ( I didn't take them off originally). I found that the light circuit went thru the starter post, and when attached to the ground terminals instead of the battery post on the solenoid I had "NO LIGHTS".
Thanks for trying, someone in the future.
Defective starter or weak battery. Can also be a loose connection at the starter.
Starter, replace the contacts and plunger
You don't you need to replace it.
replace the break light bulbs?
Loose or corroded battery cable? Engine seized? Bad starter? Bad starter solenoid? Bad neutral safety switch?
Loose or corroded battery cable? Engine seized? Bad starter? Bad starter solenoid? Bad neutral safety switch?
If the batteryu & starter are good, I would check the neutral safety switch
change the fuse if not replace flasher
It might be the starter or if the stater works but won't turn over replace the solonoide at autozone.
Simple-wring problem, or you just need to replace the bulbs.
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