Mikef
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| posted on 31/5/14 at 03:28 PM |
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pinto starter wiring help please
Hi All.
Just fitting a Lucas starter to a Pinto engine, as I have swapped engines and starters I am struggling a bit.
The Lucas starter has a main terminal for the battery feed there is a terminal that goes from the solenoid to the starter. So no issue with these 2 .
There are then 2 smaller terminals one is a spade connection which I am fairly certain is the ign switch feed and then a small threaded terminal ??
this is the one that I need the help with. When I had it all apart this terminal has a small copper tongue inside the solenoid which pushes on a very
thin wire on the body of the solenoid when it is put back together. Any thoughts please ?
Thanks for looking.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 31/5/14 at 04:54 PM |
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It sounds like that is the ballast resistor coil feed, live when the starter is cranking. It may not be needed if you aren't using a ballast
resistor ignition coil
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Mikef
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| posted on 31/5/14 at 05:07 PM |
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Thanks. Did have a thought about that, sounds right to me . I don't bother with one, so will just cap it so that it does not get water in etc.
Just tried the starter motor, as I have rebuilt it and done a service on the solenoid , and it works fine not using the odd terminal.
Thanks again for your reply.
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