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I assume you have an automatic.
If you are only getting 2 volts on the starter solenoid wire you need to grab your voltmeter and head inside the car to start with.
The voltage on the ignition switch comes from the voltage distribution block next to were the 25 amp fuse is (or used to be). From there there is a pretty heavy red wire that goes to the back plug on the ignition switch. When you turn the key you send 12 volts out to the Neutral Safety switch. To see if the voltage is ok there, remove the drivers side center console cover. Down at the bottom near the front is a connector with two pins. Blue wires in three of the connections and a blue yellow in the other.
Connect the volt meter to the blue wire on the side with the blue/yellow and blue wire. Should have 12 volts on it when you turn the key. If you don't get 12 volts you need to check the large red wire on the distribution block and the ignition switch. And then it may be time to replace the switch. Not hard to do, but you will be laying on your back for a bit to do it. Betting that is not the problem however.
If you do have 12 volts on the blue wire, go ahead and plug the connector back in. Now go under the hood and go to the large grey connector in the center of the firewall. Unplug the connector and connect your voltmeter to the yellow/blue wire, the same yellow/blue wire you just saw in the center console by the way. Turn on the key and see if you get 12 volts again. If you do the problem is in the Safety Switch, and that is located on the passengers side of the stick shift. There are two screws in the very front that you remove and just lift up the cover. As Art calls it, there is the pizza slice, and look in the last few posts and he just posted one of his pictorials on how to fix it. Tells you everything you need to know about it.
Now if you get 12 volts with the connector unplugged, and 2 volts with the connector reconnected when you turn the key. That would point to the starter needing replacement, something is drawing excessive current to pull your voltage down that far.
Hope this helps,
Paul
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