Finally Running, Help me keep it that way (starter issue) Options

[BenNC]

After working on it for about ayear I finally have my baby running. I finally really understand why these cars have such a loyal following. All I did was drive and grin.

I had about 36 carefree hours before I started running into problems. I know that it has been the topic of several threads, but I'm have starting issues. I drove all over the place one day. Start, stop, start, stop etc... That night I got rained on and the car would not start in the morning. Classic symptoms of all the electricals work but starter won't turn. After a push start (with help from my girlfriend who, amazingly, is still impressed that I got the car running), I drove it home. I started the car six or seven times that day while driving around with no problems. When I got home that night the same thing happened.

I cleaned off all the wires on the starter and the ground strap from the tranny. Still no go. I can start it no problem by crossing the posts, but not from the key.

What is my logical progression of checks? I know about the switch problems and seat belt Nazi Sensor, but just want to waste as little time as possible on unlikely scenarios.

Thanks