73' duster wont start after dropping steering column

Alternator and regulator. See here, esp post 5

CrazyBlaize said

I learned how to get the starter going, but that's just jumping the starter, where does everything else fall into place?

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An explanation of the starter relay and starting here

The yellow wire (S) and the brown (J3) are not actually connected together in the key switch. They get connected to the power feed in the key switch only when the key is in start. In other words you can't back feed the J3 when jumping the starter relay. To get power to the ignition the key must be in run or start positions.