Franklin down in Electrical may be able to tell you.
hp starter wiring
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hp starter wiring
searched- installed a mini starter 3 different times-
how the heck to you wire them...obviously 2 wires- the big hot from the starter cylenoid makes the click- there's a place for a smaller wire to hook up- what do you put there? I haven't experimented- didn't want to burn it up.
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how the heck to you wire them...obviously 2 wires- the big hot from the starter cylenoid makes the click- there's a place for a smaller wire to hook up- what do you put there? I haven't experimented- didn't want to burn it up.
thanks
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Sorry Roger, I have never wired one up so I can't help much. Is the small wire connection to a built in solenoid switch? Some starters use a direct connection to the battery, no solenoid connection in the line.
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it does look like a gm- direct from the battery- set up with solenoid on the starter BUT when I turned the key (installed like a stock one wire system) it makes a strong click so it could not be a direct to starter hookup...could have heard the starter solenoid click I guess- thought it was from the trater itself.....I'll wire it hot and see what happens...must be it.
They all look alike- saw one from ford racing that came with wiring and it had the large and small wire- maybe it is a gm set up.....they swear it hooks up like a stock starter. hunting tomorrow- will ck it out this week.
They all look alike- saw one from ford racing that came with wiring and it had the large and small wire- maybe it is a gm set up.....they swear it hooks up like a stock starter. hunting tomorrow- will ck it out this week.
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In another post here another user wired one up. It takes a direct battery connection from the battery + terminal to the "battery" terminal on the starter. The small terminal on the starter is from the ignition switch or from the old solenoid on the fender. There is a typical diagram here:
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub.../aa080203c.htm
http://autorepair.about.com/cs/troub.../aa080203c.htm
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Couple ways of doing this. Does depend on how starter is made.
You may run wire straight from hot side of solenoid to starter (or right off battery, but hot wire must still go to solenoid to feed rest of system) then from where your big starter wire came off of solenoid, you may run a smaller wire down to the small connection on starter. This will energize your starter
Second way, run a small wire from small post to the big main lug on starter, then run as a regular Ford starter. Big wire to the switched side of solenoid. As Ford was wired.
Third, small connection maybe for a extra grounding of the solenoid. If you see manufacturer name on it, check with them. If this was bought used, may be defective!
Any names on it and is it new?
You may run wire straight from hot side of solenoid to starter (or right off battery, but hot wire must still go to solenoid to feed rest of system) then from where your big starter wire came off of solenoid, you may run a smaller wire down to the small connection on starter. This will energize your starter
Second way, run a small wire from small post to the big main lug on starter, then run as a regular Ford starter. Big wire to the switched side of solenoid. As Ford was wired.
Third, small connection maybe for a extra grounding of the solenoid. If you see manufacturer name on it, check with them. If this was bought used, may be defective!
Any names on it and is it new?
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i'll try it before i install it again. I'll ground the unit then wire it as if it has it's on solenoid and go from there- will let you know how it goes- it's new- but didn't come with directions- a very similar one is sold with the optional wiring kit for older motors.
when did ford start going with starters with their own solinoid?
when did ford start going with starters with their own solinoid?
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Originally Posted by Torque1st
The second way mentioned puts two switches in line with the power to the starter motor which adds needless resistance to the circuit.
, it's got a lot more spin and grunt than the stock FoMoCo did, without drawing any more amps.
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