Lin - yes the GRS has it's own solenoid. Just hook the positive line
to the GRS and then the switch circuit to the small lead on the GRS
and voila!
On 5/24/09, Linwood H Rose <linwoodrose@mac.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
> Well I have made it to Oregon from Rehoboth Beach, Deleware without a
> problem. Now I have a pesky one. It seems that the starter solenoid
> post is loose and I am only sporadically making contact to start the
> car. I have had to push start it a few times which while not a big
> problem is a bit of a pain.
>
> Question:
> I have a gear reduction starter and I seem to recall that you can
> bypass the original solenoid with these starters, but I have no
> directions. Can I just hook the cable from the battery directly to the
> positive post on the starter? If so, anything else I need to do? How
> about that little jumper wire? I assume that if one does this, then
> just turning the ignition key will turn the starter. Does the gear
> reduction starter have a solenoid built in to it to engage the starter
> to the flywheel?
>
> Thanks for your help. I am hoping that I can do this until I can get a
> new solenoid along the way as I have another two weeks until I am back
> in Virginia.
>
> Lin
> 1960 AH 3000 "The Bloody Beast"
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