that is simple but need more info is the motor efi or carb,i can explain the efi but its lengthy the carb goes like this,supply power to the distributer as well as the ground as marked on the cap also you will obviously need the starter now you could supply the large red cable and jump it with a screwdriver if you do not want the solenoid wiring basically supply 12 volts to the the distibuter and supplt the fuel and you will be good to go.
If you stand in front of the engine, It will be the second plug from the front on the left side of engine.
wire not totally re-secured
4 bolts should be holding the engine to the engine stand.
Maybe side-stand switch faulty... Disconnect plug (usually about 10" up the wire from the stand) and use a wire between contacts to bypass the switch and then try engaging gear whilst running. Don't start bike whilst on stand and in gear because, with the cut-out switch bypassed, it may well shoot forwards and roll off the stand...
You did not say what year, engine size are what you are working on. NEED TO KNOW. Do you have spark at the plug wire were it hooks to the spark plug.
if it is a big power wire ( same size as the battery cable ) then it is the earth wire you should find that the battery has one wire going directly on to the engine or chassis there are different arangements the negative wire could be coming directly to the starter and if this is the case then the wire is just earthing the engine but in a lot of cases the starter is getting its ground from the engine and the engine gets its ground from the battery
The engine stand bolts up to where the transmission bolts to the back of the engine.
What to do before starting auxiliary engine?
American Wire Gauge
Your battery terminals are most likely corroded or loose, but if you have no trouble starting the engine your radio constant power wire may be hooked up to a circuit that only works with the key on.
If the engine in the Ford Tempo is a 2.3 liter engine, the wire order is 1-3-4-2. If the engine is a 3.0 liter engine, the wire order is 1-4-2-5-3-6.
the hot wire goes to the starter and the ground wire bolts to the engine block.