64 buick gen light on....im lost with....it has a 455 swap

[64 skylark]

ok hi im new to the fourms,

to day i bought a new old car to fix up. i bought a 64 buick skylark the owner had swaped a 455-4 into the car to day when i was driving it home. it got hot. rad it way to small for the engine. ne ways i got on it for not even 15sec just hit the gas and when i slowed back down to speed about 55. the car died and the gen light came on. now i would say i got the car to about 65-70mph then slowed down and the gen light came on. and now the car wont start. when you turn the key over the gen light is on and it dont make a click or ne thing the light just comes on when turned to start. and im lost and hoping my new car is not runed. i just dont know....... ne help plz

i really wannna drive it i work at and auto parts store and i was gonna buy the fallowing parts tomarro

4core rad
hei dist.
new plugs n wires.

dut like i said the car make no appempt to turn over no click just turn the key and the gen light comes on. the 455 was pulled out of a 72wildcat thats what the guy said.

is it the

ault.
starter.

i just dont know.

thanks
Rodney

[maxwedge]

Welcome to AF. Is the battery fully charged? Cables tight, got 12v to the starter solenoid, will the engine turn over manually, do the headlites come on, these are all basic diagnostic steps.

[64 skylark]

the car has all lights. blinkers head and running windsheild wipers work to. i hand turned the crank and it turns. i brought a new batt. to the car. and still nuthing. its just turn the key and nuthing. no sound at all.

im thing is something to do with the starter. becuse you turn the key and there is no sound at all it dont try and fire

[maxwedge]

Again I suggested, see if there is 12v at the starter solenoid when the key is in the crank position. ( purple wire), if not trace that back to the ign switch at the bottom of the steering column, if automatic also check the circuit thru the nuetral safety switch, also at the bottom of the column below the ign switch.

[Beatle]

I am new here. But, I own three (3) 65 Buick Skylark Convertibles.

When I have had a simular problem it required me to replace the ignition switch. I also played with the shifter.
Mine will only start in the Park position.

I have run mine out of water before. I just let it cool down naturally. The next day I refilled the radiator and slowly let it come to temperture before installing the radiator cap. No problem.

My 65's have the 301 V8's. One with a two barrell and one with a four. Not the same engine.