Posted by Bob on February 02, 2009 at 18:30:56 from (69.178.228.68):
In Reply to: sarter solenoid posted by jimmy z on February 02, 2009 at 18:22:08:
If you have a "grounded base generic Ford fender-mounted starter solenoid" applying 12 Volts to one of the little terminals will cause it to engage. If one doesn't do the job, try the other.
(For this type of solenoid, the metal mounting base MUST be grounded.)
In it's intended application, the terminal that DOES NOT engage the solenoid is used to bypass the ignition ballast resistor during starting, and will be at battery voltage during cranking so DO NOT ground it.
The other possibility is that you were sold an "insulated base solenoid" which looks EXACTLY the same, with different internal wiring. For this style of unit, you WOULD ground one of the little terminals, and then apply 12 Volts to the other to engage the solenoid.
You know what... how about posting a make and model number of the solenoid so we can identify it?
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