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So Your Doing Electricity For The Start Circuit

Discussion in 'Early Jeep Restoration and Research' started by Unkel Dale, Jun 26, 2016.

  1. Jun 26, 2016
    Unkel Dale

    Unkel Dale delivery on my Jeep from Ft. Campbell, Ky.

    Pittsburgh, Pa.
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    If you have the four thread and nut poles on the back of your starter switch;
    STart goes to the solenoid of the STARTER (the small guy on top of the starter) [this is the center post of the Y for the four connections and when you roll the key AGAINST the spring return position] this is the small 3/8 nut on the inside toward the engine ON THE SOLENOID.
    IGNition goes to the ballast resistor, either end is fine for the resistor block itself, then to the positive side on the coil, then from the negative side to the distributor points.
    BATtery on the switch FROM the 30 amp fuse on the rear on the head light switch TO the big 7/16 inch nut lug on the alternator rear THEN to the big center 9/16 nut lug on the solenoid FROM THE ALTERNATOR ( the same as a battery cable).
    ACCessory gets whatever you need power for. You know STUPID stuff like turn signals.


    NOTE: Sometimes the ENGLISH Great Brittan guys will have an indicator of BR on the coil AND another indicator too, this BR is our NEGATIVE side of the coil.

    I edited today so this is more better now, still I ask RIGHT?
     
    Last edited: Jun 28, 2016
  2. Jun 26, 2016
    Howard Eisenhauer

    Howard Eisenhauer Administrator Staff Member

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    It's actually a 30 amp circuit breaker, not a resister.

    The "battery" lead is correct for the run from the breaker to the switch, but it dos not continue on to the solenoid.

    You may have a ballast resister "bypass" that runs from either the solinoid "strat" terminal, or al;aternatively from a dedicated bypass terminal on the solenoid, to the coil positive terminal to supply a higher voltage to the coil while starting.

    H.
     
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