You are saying that it is an auto, you bypass the neutral safety and it does what? cranks? no crank?
Sounds like no crank with the neutral safety bypassed?
This is sounding like the relay itself.
Disconnect the NS switch lead and ground that terminal of the relay. If the car cranks with the key, you have a NS issue
With a test light or meter, probe the key connection (the "other" push on terminal on the relay) and that lead should have power with the ign switch in the "start" position.
If you have that power, and the NS terminal to ground, and no crank, then it's a bad relay
On the relay, the large nut terminal is "battery" hot at all times.
The smaller bare screw connection feeds the starter solenoid down below in "crank"
the two push on terminals go to the relay coil, so one is grounded through the NS, and the other gets power from the ign switch in crank
Last edited by 440sixpack; 06/13/08 10:53 PM.