I had this over in the ignition section but haven't gotten any responses so I figured I try it over here. Has anyone ever used one of these starter quick disconnect wiring harnesses? Can you enlighten me on what these are? From what I've seen so far, it looks like they feature 3 wires to connect to the 3 terminals on the solenoid. Then the main plug is wired into your current harness so that in effect you just have to unplug the connector and your starter is disconnected. The question I have is: don't you still have to connect your main battery cable to the solenoid itself? If not, where does it go? So if you have to be down there connecting the battery cable to the solenoid, what are you gaining with the quick disconnect? Any thoughts? Thanks. Paul
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Disconnect Paul: You're right, you don't gain much with the disconnect if you have to remove the cable from the starter. However, if you remove the cable at the battery (assuming you can) then you can unplug the disconnect and everything will come out in one assembly. :Smarty: I always put some sort of disconnect on my starters, and run a cable up to an accessible location so I can disconnect the whole mess from the top. (you might have guessed I pull engines more than most) I use a single stud terminal on the firewall to mount the battery cables,(one from the battery and one to the starter) that way I just remove the nut and the battery cable is free. With a little planning, you can make everything on your car easy to remove and replace. It's just that GM is in the business of selling cars for a lot of money, that they can build for little money. :af: Ease of maintenance is not in their plans. (or thought process) Back to the disconnect: If you put one on your car, do something with the battery cable to make it disconnect easily, as well. If you don't, then the disconnect is not a wise idea. :beer Jim
Great advice! Thanks for the information!! At first I thought I was missing something, but then I had to get back to basics and start counting all of the wires at the starter - that's when I realized "where does the benefit come in?". One more question: would a relocated (so called "Ford" solenoid) mounted to the firewall accomplish the same principle? Or does that leave all the connections at the starter and just relocate the solenoid for heat purposes? I honestly have not even looked at one - I try to keep my head out from under the hoods of Fords - unless absolutely necessary! Jim, you said you used a stud on the firewall - I'm assuming it's insulated from grounding itself and just acts like a convenient location to connect the battery cable. Does that mean you have the other starter wires ties into some type of easily disconnected setup? Thanks for the help, Jim! Hey Ron, if I don't ask the questions, how are the rest of yoose guyz going to learn???:Brow: :moonu: Where can I order up an NOS birthday cake for Carl? Any ideas?o No:
Solenoid I have one of the Solenoid kits and it does reduce the wiring to just the main cable. There is a small copper peice that connects the other terminals to the big cable. To remove the starter I just undo the 1 cable and unbolt the starter. Very simple. I put in the Solenoid because GM, in it's wisdom, didn't put a relay in the starting system and a lot of power runs through the key switch. Generally this is OK, but if you want to install an alarm, with a starter interupt, it's too much and will fry the alarm. I'd give you more details on the alarm installation but then I'd have to kill you. John
One more thing With the solenoid and 0 gauge cables the engine starts wonderfully. No hot starting trouble, no worries when starting after the long winter storage. A while back the car wouldn't start (turned out to be a fuel problem) my mechanic thought the timing chain must've broken because the starter spun the motor so fast. The timing chain was fine, the 0 gauge cables and starting relay were showing their stuff.
