car wont turn over after replacing clutch cable

[richard s]

on saturday morning my clutch cable snapped after an hour waiting for recovery truck with engine running he turned up towed me home and i then replaced cable after i went to work so car was stood for about 3 hours
after i replaced cable i went to start car and it wont turn over so i was wondering if their is anything i could have knocked that would stop the car from turning over
when i turn ignition on fuel pump primes then when i turn to start i can hear pump run and if key is held in start position pump stays running
im going to take a wire from battery possitive to the solenoid to check if immobiliser is off but after that im stuck
so all help greatly recieved
cheers

[DarnPB]

Did you disturb a bonding cable that earths the engine/gearbox to the chassis? I would look for this after checking the battery for voltage.

[richard s]

dont think so but will check
check

[sidecarphil]

or the little wire from the starter motor

 

[richard s]

that is connected as it is only a spade connector due to using mk3 starter and been there before

[sidecarphil]

tip top

i'd go with the earth wire mate

mine was screwed when i changed the clutch

fried my ECU

[richard s]

if i put ignition on and run wire from to battery to starter and it turns over it will start correct

[rubjonny]

assuming the +ve and -ve connections  from battery are all ok yes

[richard s]

everything was ok 3 hours before i fitted the cable
as for looking at it tonight nuts to that its far to cold and snowy
oh and ive got wifes car till thursday

[Mr Blue]

my guess. that small blue starter motor wire has disconnected.