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hi,
my hillman was fitted with a inertia starter, seperate solinoid.
its now got a pre-engaged starter. i know where the main power cable goes but what about the other two wires?
theres a spade and stud fitting on new starter.
cheers chris.
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bortaf
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You chaged the flywheel as well? on a ford the teeth on the ring gear are differant as well ?
As for wiring get somone to hold the key to the start position and see what one of the 2 wires lights a test bulb then take a bit of wire from the battery live and touch the 2 posts one will do nowt and one will turn the starter over, then put the one that lit the test bulb to the terminal that turns the starter over, the other will be the 12V boost for the coil on cranking.
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You chaged the flywheel as well? on a ford the teeth on the ring gear are differant as well ? As for wiring get somone to hold the key to the start position and see what one of the 2 wires lights a test bulb then take a bit of wire from the battery live and touch the 2 posts one will do nowt and one will turn the starter over, then put the one that lit the test bulb to the terminal that turns the starter over, the other will be the 12V boost for the coil on cranking. In the past I've got away with heating ring gear up, removing and turning it the other way round. Only worth doing if the ring gear is in good condition - which often it isn't after an inertia starter has been used otherwise, as you say,easier to swop whole flywheel. paul h |
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Leave the old solenoid where it is and bridge one of the spades (I think it's the bigger one) from the power cable. That's all you need for the starter to engage... I've done it on my Mini and it's been fine for the past 6 years   [edit] Whoops, I've been far too slow... ;D Bortaf beat me to it |
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sorry guys,should of explained better, gone from hillman engine to a ford cologne one fitted with a pre-engaged starter. i just wondered how the wiring is fitted from a seperate solinoid.
cheers chris.
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All of the wires from the battery side of the old solenoid go to the large bolt-on terminal on the new starter. The separate spade wire runs to the spade on the new starter.
Or leave the old solenoid in place with all it's existing wiring, connect the old starter feed cable to the new starter, and bridge the terminals as DW says. This route will probably be easier as the wiring will probably need extending to reach the new starter.
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cheers mate, thats excellent. is the small spade a 12volt boost to coil on start up?
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The small spade controls the solenoid - you turn the key, the wire passes 12 to the solenoid, current flows, the solenoid turns on the starter motor.
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sorted now, cheers. (just need to get it to fire and pump fuel up to carb!!!!)
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