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| downrange |
 Jun 3 2019, 09:55 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 1-January 18 From: Pennsylvania Member No.: 21,747 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
Restoring 1974 914 1.8 liter L Jetronic. No starter response to ignition switch. Replaced original starter - no luck. Installed Bosch Starter Relay Hot Start Kit - No luck. Cleaned ground connections to transmission ground strap - no luck. Any suggestions?
If not obvious, I am like a monkey with a iPhone when it comes to auto electronics. |
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| mtc911 |
Jun 3 2019, 01:02 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 65 Joined: 18-March 18 From: Atlanta Member No.: 21,978 Region Association: South East States |
Been watching this thread as i somehow killed mine between cleaning the underside of the motor (to try and find an oil leak) and doing some wiring of a gauge (through the tunnel) My car is modified with carbs and the wiring has been redone underneath - basically all of the wires running to the starter are "RED" - I am going to check the solution under the seat...i already replaced the relay and i have a new ground strap.
Does anyone have a wiring diagram / schematic on where the different leads are going, etc...just trying to trace it all back and understand where everything goes...any help or guidance is appreciated. I ran the car for quite some time to "dry it" after cleaning and i had no issues...next day it wouldn't start...starter doesn't turn at all Thanks Attached is what the setup looks like - Relay is under the car, which seems odd to me...    |
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| GregAmy |
Jun 3 2019, 01:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,418 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(mtc911 @ Jun 3 2019, 03:02 PM)  Does anyone have a wiring diagram / schematic on where the different leads are going, etc... Unless I'm mis-seeing something...the ring terminals are on wrong. The photos aren't awesome so I don't want to make a specific recommendation...but here's how the terminals should be on the relay: Pin 86 - ignition switch Pin 85 - ground Pin 30 - battery Pin 87 - starter solenoid power The large ring terminal from the battery should be attached to the starter power lug, which is typically the one with the large wire going into the starter itself (the starter grounds on the transaxle case; looks like you have nothing connected to that lug). Bad wiring job, using same color wires. Plus, no circuit fuse protection and could have been done much cleaner. Buy one of these that uses the colored wires, or find the thread where Mark uses a Ford starter solenoid: https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/WR1.htm |
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