Denise - if you have a white/red at the solenoid then this would be a car
without a starter relay. If you have a starter with integral solenoid with
two spades (in addition to the heavy current terminals) then this would be
for a car with a 6v coil with external ballast, as the additional, smaller
terminal feeds a full 12v to the + side of the coil during cranking to boost
the spark.
I think you must fit a starter relay, as I am fairly sure the pre-engaged
starter solenoid takes a heavier current than the remote solenoid, and this
will probably overload your ignition switch.
Your white/red must go to one of the winding terminals of the relay and a
ground to the other. You need a thick brown onto one of the relay contacts,
and a white/brown from the other to the regular terminal on the solenoid.
As you almost certainly don't have the externally ballasted coil you can
leave the smaller spade empty.
PaulH.
-----Original Message-----
From: xyzabcde@earthlink.net <xyzabcde@earthlink.net>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 26 November 1998 05:05
Subject: Help for the electrically challenged
>Hi again,
>
>Okay, now that I know which starter I'm using, I need to know how to wire
it.
>To recap, this is a '68 starter going into a '67 B. Aside from the battery
>cable, there are two wires that go to the original fender mounted starter
>solenoid--a large brown one and a smaller white/red one. The starter has
three
>connections--a big one that connects to the post for the battery cable, a
>regular size spade, and a small spade labelled "ignition."
>
>So which wires go where? And do I need to add any more?
>
>TIA
>Denise Thorpe
>'67 B getting there
>
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