Remote starter solenoid, Good, bad or ugly? Options

[Jesco Reient]

Ok so I've spent another lovely day working on the 914, The harness from the relay has some bad wiring in it. So I'm taking it out to replace it. I get to the starter and there is a Ford starter solenoid remote mounted where it is fairly easy to reach from underneath the car. Now I know this is not factory, but is this a common modification that some people think is a good idea? or is this a band aid fix for something worse?

[SLITS]

Depends on which Ford solenoid you got. If it has two small terminals, proceed as follows:

1.) Battery cable and alternator cable that was on starter to one large terminal.

2.) Short battery cable from other large terminal on Ford solenoid to original post on starter solenoid (top terminal).

3.) Yellow wire that was attached to solenoid goes to one of the small terminals on the Ford solenoid. I hooked up a battery to the Ford solenoid (+ to large terminal, - is the mounting plate. I hooked up a wire from the + battery connection and touched the smaller terminals ... one of which will make it click ... that's where the yellow wire goes.

4.) From the other small terminal, you can run a wire to the spade terminal the yellow wire was originally attached to on the starter

or

You can run a jumper from the solenoid battery terminal (top one - the one you hooked the short battery cable from the Ford solenoid) to the spade terminal where the yellow wire was attached.

5.) All that's left is to mount the Ford solenoid to the body or a good ground.

Oh, and disconnect the positive lead on the battery before doing any of this!

[lester7410]

Depends on which Ford solenoid you got. If it has two small terminals, proceed as follows:

1.) Battery cable and alternator cable that was on starter to one large terminal.

2.) Short battery cable from other large terminal on Ford solenoid to original post on starter solenoid (top terminal).

3.) Yellow wire that was attached to solenoid goes to one of the small terminals on the Ford solenoid. I hooked up a battery to the Ford solenoid (+ to large terminal, - is the mounting plate. I hooked up a wire from the + battery connection and touched the smaller terminals ... one of which will make it click ... that's where the yellow wire goes.

4.) From the other small terminal, you can run a wire to the spade terminal the yellow wire was originally attached to on the starter

or

You can run a jumper from the solenoid battery terminal (top one - the one you hooked the short battery cable from the Ford solenoid) to the spade terminal where the yellow wire was attached.

5.) All that's left is to mount the Ford solenoid to the body or a good ground.

Oh, and disconnect the positive lead on the battery before doing any of this!