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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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starting issues????

hey can anyone point me in the direction of a schematic for the starting circuit in a 79 f150 so i can see if everything is ran right????
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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It's simple. You should have the starter solenoid mounted to the inner fenderwell; this is how it grounds (there must be a ground strap from the firewall to the engine block as well). The battery cable goes to the large terminal closest to the battery. The starter goes to the other large terminal. A hot-in-start wire goes to the 'S' terminal of the solenoid. I believe this wire is originally red with a blue stripe, but a test light would make quick work of that assumption. These are the minimum components necessary to crank the motor over.

It might be easier for people to follow this problem if you keep everything in one thread instead of starting a new thread for each question.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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Like fmc said keep it all in one thread, starting 4 or 5 threads for the very same issue is not going to help us help you.

 
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