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| Natedog |
  Jan 15 2005, 09:23 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 20-October 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,265  |
Evening folks,
Last weekend I installed the engine, this weekend I'm hooking it up! Where do the wires go on the starter/solenoid? In the attatched picture the YELLOW wire is coming from the main engine loom, the SMALL RED on top is coming from the alternator, and the BIG RED is coming from the battery. ? 1. Do I have them on the correct connections? ? 2. Am I missing anything? I'm running carbs, so no FI wires to hassle with (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Time to start UP: T minus 8 days (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif) Cheers, Nate Attached image(s) 
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| ejm |
Jan 15 2005, 10:00 PM
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I can see the light at the end of the tunnel Group: Members Posts: 2,690 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 224 Region Association: None |
Big red is correct
small red goes to same post as big red yellow goes to where small red is |
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| Natedog |
Jan 15 2005, 11:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 20-October 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,265 |
Thanks -
So the SMALL RED from the alternator goes to the same post as the BIG RED from the battery?? I'll have to put an O-ring terminal on the end so that it can go on the stud/nut. That leaves the lower connections empty and only the top connection with the YELLOW wire from the engine loom. In this setup I would only be using one of the two stud/nut combos. Really? That seems sorta wierd?! Sorry my terminology is so crappy. I should go to bed........ Cheers, Nate |
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| Natedog |
Jan 16 2005, 10:27 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 20-October 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,265 |
Hey everyone,
I could use another opinion on this task. How do I wire up the starter??? I'm going to brave the cold weather and see how my Squareback is wired. I'm assuming the wiring will be essentially the same. Cheers, Nate |
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| jandro62 |
Jan 16 2005, 12:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 4-June 04 From: Texas Member No.: 2,156 |
Where in the harness is that wire coming from?
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| ClayPerrine |
Jan 16 2005, 01:04 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,436 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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The flat connectors are called "spade terminals".
The big red wire is the battery cable that supplies power to the solenoid. The little red wire with the female spade connector is from the alternator. It needs to have a ring end installed on it and it needs connected to the post with the big red wire. It sends power to the big red wire when the motor is running to charge the battery. The yellow wire is the start wire. It connects to the top spade terminal. It only has power when the key is in the start position. The bottom spade terminal is left empty. Hope that helps..... |
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| Natedog |
Jan 16 2005, 03:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 20-October 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,265 |
That helps a LOT! Thanks!
I'll go wire it up and see how it goes! Cheers Nate |
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