help.. starter motor spinning out of control

[V-tecKILLAH]

okay i was swapping motors in 325i same exact everything..now i'm ready to start the car, however as soon as i connect the battery without the key being in the ignition, the starter motor just starts spinning. So i took back off the battery terminal, i went back in the front and took off the red wire from the power supply that comes out of the starter, now the car gets no power whatsoever without that wire being connected.(because it also comes out of out the fuse box).. need help..

[xsperf]

looks like the starter wire is shorted, or maybe the to different wires going to the starter are touching?

[V-tecKILLAH]

i figured that i took back off the intake manifold and however none of the wires seem to be touching do you think I could of wired the starter wrong??? I'm surfing the web right now trying to find a picture of wired starter diagram...

[V-tecKILLAH]

Originally Posted by xsperf

looks like the starter wire is shorted, or maybe the to different wires going to the starter are touching?

u was right I still decided to double check and the thin black wire was resting on the main red wire....u da man xsperf (drink to dat