The directions say to" disconnect the ignition/starter witch wire (usually a red wire with a black stripe from the start connector of the starter solenoid, and attach it to the blue wire of the relay."

So is that the red wire in the yellow sheathing that is attached to the solenoid? Wondering because the blue wire on the the relay has a spade connector, and the wire going to the solenoid has a round "hole" connector. I'm thinking my setup is not normal.

Also, it says to "attach the black wire of the relay (terminal #87)to the start connector of the starter solenoid." That connector is currently occupied by the yellow wire in the pic. Do I just disconnect that and tape it off?

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The yellow wire is switched power from the ignition switch.

Here are a few wiring methods.

The wiring at your starter is stock factory. You have a Bosch four pin relay so ignore the Ford relay wiring.

Look at the terminal markings on your relay. Terminal 30 goes to the battery post on the starter. The terminal opposite it goes to where the yellow wire currently is. That leaves two terminals, one goes to the yellow wire you removed and the other goes to ground. Now when you turn the key the yellow wire energizes the relay and power from the starter battery post goes to the solenoid. This reduces the voltage drop when the power goes from the battery, to the key and then back to the starter. I like to mount the relay just inside the engine bay and keep wire lengths to a minimum.

Thanks so much!
Without you guys I'm sure I would blow up my car/kill myself.

Sorry my bad ....

Maybe this will help someone in the future:



It's pretty self-explanatory.
I always found it funny that we are installing a relay to help us transfer a relay