RoadkillUK
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 03:16 PM |
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Need help with solenoid
I bought a solenoid from some place, but I notice there is a connection missing in comparison to the original. I have attached a couple of
photo's which may explain it a bit better.
The connection that is missing is the one that goes to the coil! Is there another connection I can use?
Thanks
Come on, I'm working on it now!!!
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 03:32 PM |
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Lee assuming you are using ballast resistor and points,if so run the ballast by pass to the starter side of the solenoid
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Peteff
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 07:05 PM |
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It's only the 12v feed for cold start to boost voltage, you could try without it or use a piggyback terminal like conrod says.
yours, Pete.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 07:44 PM |
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Cheers chaps, I didn't know what it was for. Hopefully tomorrow I should be able to start it. I'll let you know.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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MK7
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 08:46 PM |
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Great timing.
I'm ready to wire up my Pinto starter motor and I failed to keep a record of what goes where.
Anyone got any photo's of which cables go to which terminals?
Thanks
Russell
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JoelP
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| posted on 18/10/03 at 09:49 PM |
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i sure mine only had two wires, from the ignition and from the battery. maybe i forgot some...
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 19/10/03 at 04:41 PM |
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OK, I now have a new coil too but I can't seem to get a spark.
I have the battery connected to the solenoid and the starter too as the photo shows, I have also connected the coil to the 'starter side'
of the solenoid. The negative on the battery is bolted to the chassis and also onto the engine/starter.
Is there anything I've missed because it won't start 
I've noticed that on the same wire as the coil it is split off using a white/pink wire that goes back to near the fuse box and changes colour to
black/yellow then to the fusebox (ignition live).
I've just put the ignition on (without starting) and the white/pink wire is getting warm. It says in the haynes manual that the white/pink wire
is a 'ser resist wire' which I'm guessing cuts down the voltage so I checked and I'd say there is less that 1V going through
it when the ignition is switched on.
Also in the haynes manual it shows a 'Ballast Resistance - ignition coil' as a white box, what is this, should I have one, what does it
look like and I don't think I have one in the wiring.
HELP !! 
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 19/10/03 at 05:13 PM |
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lee,assuming you have points ignition,the live from ign switch goes to + side of t coil,this should be a resisted wire,grey n quite thick,the wire
from starter to coil goes to the + side as well,its live whilst cranking engine.flick the points,do they spark?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 19/10/03 at 05:50 PM |
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OK, as for the wiring, what you say is what I have. Now when you say flick the points, is that with the ignition on I take it? I've tried that
and there is no spark.
I've had my multimeter on one side of the points when I turned the engine over and there's a nice 12v so there is power to it from the
solenoid.
It's dark now, no garage, I'll have to wait until next weekend now
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 19/10/03 at 07:19 PM |
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if you got a live to the points+side,the other side will be earth,should spark when opened,unless you got a short,that would cause the ballast wire to
get hot and have no sparks
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 20/10/03 at 05:58 PM |
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Right, new points and condenser, £4.15 and it coughs and farts
Now all I have to do is connect the petrol tank to the engine and away it goes.
Cheers Conrod, the ignition is so simple I knew it should have worked, just a little annoyed that I couldn't work it out.
Anyway there's a spark now and believe me, I'll let you know when it runs (hopefully this weekend)
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 20/10/03 at 06:26 PM |
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nil problemo m8
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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