Starter Help

[Gearhead999]

On the Solenoid the "I" terminal is the ignition bypass for starting, usually goes to the "+" side of the coil. The "S" terminal is the input from the ignition switch to activiate the starter.

The main heavy cable that goes to the starter should be all you need at the starter for power. The small jumper has to go from the other wire to one of those terminals. There wasn't any instructions?? How about a web site??

When it started did the starter kick out or stay running?? If it didn't kick out it is hooked up wrong.

Sorry couldn't be more help then that.

[Elvis]

It is a "Ford Racing" mini-starter that I ordered from Mustangs Plus. There were no instructions in the box. I'm sure that the smaller wire needs to be hooked to something because all I heard was a "click" when I tried starting the engine without it hooked up. When I connected it to the large solenoid terminal the engine started fine but the small wire got too hot. I appreciate any assistance. E.

[rwhite65]

Sorry, I got side tracked to day. The yellow wire on this solenoid that comes of the right post as it faces you (runs in front of the Mallory box, is where it goes.

The other pic shows (kind of) where it goes off of the spade connector on the starter.

This help, need better pics?
Ryan

[Elvis]

OK, thanks. So the large starter cable connects to the solenoid terminal on the right side next to where the yellow wire is right? E.

[rwhite65]

Originally Posted by Elvis

OK, thanks. So the large starter cable connects to the solenoid terminal on the right side next to where the yellow wire is right? E.

Correct
Ryan

[Elvis]

Sorry for being such a nuisance but another small problem. I have the starter cable hooked up to the large terminal on the right side of the solenoid. I have the smaller wire (your yellow wire) hooked up to the small terminal on the front of the solenoid where your yellow wire is. This terminal is marked "I". The engine starts and runs great but the starter does not disengage. Any ideas? Once again, sorry to be a pain but I need to get this done. Thanks. E.

[Elvis]

OK, I come to you a much humbler shade tree mechanic. I should note that although my mini starter had no instructions I managed to find a website today that had a brief instruction sheet. I quickly disregarded the instructions because they made some silly direction to attach the starter cable to the same terminal that the positive battery cable connects to and to connect the small wire to the opposite terminal. Stupid! Besides "I don't need no stinkin' instructions". Well, after trying every variation possible and being firmly convinced that there was something wrong with the damn starter I came to the realization that the only thing I had not tried was the hook up on the instruction sheet. Well, it worked! After wrestling with removing and re-installing the headers and doing a trial and error exercise with the wiring I have successfully turned a half day project into a 3-day weekend operation. Wonderful! E.