Starter Wiring, Why doesn't my car look like all the others?!? Options

[Blue Lightning]

1976 2.0. Putting engine back in after a 2056-dectomy, but it has been out too long and as usual I didn't take enough pictures of all the important connections.

There are many threads on wiring for the starter. However, I have one additional wire that I don't see in any of those threads, but I marked as going to the starter solenoid.

Wire in my hand:

Way off to right:

Out of focus in center:



The wire in question is red and has a spade terminal on the end. It is not the cable that runs from the alternator. My best guess as of today is that is leads up to the firewall and goes through here:


Thoughts? Car has air conditioning, so is this part of that?

[Jack Standz]

Your car looks different because it's been modified.

Some people do this to address "hot start" problems. Some don't make this modification because they believe the problem is actually caused by corroded wires or the amperage draw from a Bosch starter (replace with a Hi-Torque or other starter that doesn't draw too many amps). Your call.

Further discussion and a schematic can be found here:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/lofiversion/i...t308904-50.html

[Blue Lightning]

Your car looks different because it's been modified.

Some people do this to address "hot start" problems. Some don't make this modification because they believe the problem is actually caused by corroded wires or the amperage draw from a Bosch starter (replace with a Hi-Torque or other starter that doesn't draw too many amps). Your call.

Further discussion and a schematic can be found here:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/lofiversion/i...t308904-50.html

Agreed my car has the "hot start" mod.

But I still have the same question: what is the red wire with the spade terminal for that I'm holding in my hand? This doesn't appear to be part of the mod -- it comes through the engine tin, is about the correct length to connect to the starter solenoid, and appears to run back through the firewall.