1991 olds cutlass supreame 3.1,no power to starter

It's not uncommon for the ignition switch to go bad in those Escorts. Check power into and out of the switch and replace if no power out.

if your starting the car,by only jumping a wire at the neutral switch,then you more than likely have a bad neutral safety switch that needs to be replaced.

Is your pump kicking on?

1. The following fuses can cause the car not to start. Check and Replace fuses B, 5 and 6 and 7.
2. Check the power to the neutral safety switch. When the ignition switch is activated there is no power to the neutral safety switch. Power to the neutral safety switch comes from the ignition switch on the violet wire. If there is no power at the violet wire when the key turns to start, the ignition switch is probably bad or there is a problem with the wiring to the switch.
   

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There are some fusible links mounted with the starter on the cable,check to see if they are burned into,pull on them they will pull apart like taffy.Also,check the neutral safety switch ,try in neutral ,see if it will start.Make sure the negative battery cable is good,this can cause the problem also,see if there is 12 volts on the purple wire on the starter solenoid when starting the engine,if not,check the neutral safety switch,if it is good,replace the ignition switch.

Check the neutral safety switch,and then if it checks good,the ignition switch would be the problem

Check the neutral safety switch,if it is o k,then replace the ignition switch,Not the key cylinder,but the electrical part.

There is a plug to go through the firewall above the passenger wheel well. You may have a bad clutch interlock switch (m/t) or neutral safety switch (a/c).

Did you check the starter relay and make sure that all the connections to the starter are correct?

Greeting's Bigcat.. Did you check all the fuses in the car as a first start..? If not you may want to as it could be one that controls the system . Ok... if you did you may want to see if you are getting power to the starter with a test lamp put the clamp on a piece of metal and hold the point to the starter cable ..have another person try to start the car , if you get power to the starter the probe should light up if and it would be the starter ...if the test lamp did not light up then it is a electrical issue in the ignition system and you will have to check all the wires in the starting circuit.