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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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buggy wont start

i traded my buggy for a another one its a ford 4x4 short frame dont know the year. 351 two barel from a 71 torino mabey. auto tranny model?. ok i changed the starter selinod since the kid i got it from said it was bad. it wont turn over still. i want to just rewire the ignition system. it has a on/off switch and a button to start it. i think that the kid messed up the starter seliond wireing. how do i rewire it? diagrams?
 
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Old Oct 21, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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Does the starter solenoid click when you depress the starter button?
You only require one 12 volt lead from the starter button the one post of the soelnoid to make it work.
Push the button and the soilenoid changes state and closes.
MAybe the starter is bad. I have only seen 1 solenoid ever go bad
 
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