'80 D50 2.6L won't start

[Fordubishi]

Blue wire should go to the ignition and a white wire with yellow stripe should go to the charge light on the dash. you won't have the white/yellow wire if you have an amp or volt meter.

the other thing to check is the starter exciter wire they sometimes break at the back of the connection and when you wiggle or move the wire a tiny bit it makes contact and will fire the starter. Also check the plug in under the dash that hooks up to the steering colume.

[OCD Boss]

Blue wire should go to the ignition and a white wire with yellow stripe should go to the charge light on the dash. you won't have the white/yellow wire if you have an amp or volt meter.

the other thing to check is the starter exciter wire they sometimes break at the back of the connection and when you wiggle or move the wire a tiny bit it makes contact and will fire the starter. Also check the plug in under the dash that hooks up to the steering colume.

Ok. perfect. that help put my mind at ease about the wiring. What am I checking for with the plug in? That it is properly seated with a good connection or what? My gut is telling me that it is boiling down to my starter. Is there anything I can do to make sure that the starter gear is properly alligning with my motor?