I just put a new starter on my car... 68 Buick Lesabre 350/4bbl the old starter was dragging and had to be smited everyonce in a while to get it to turn over... New starters solenoid has 1 big post and 1 small post.. old one had 2 small 1 big I have read where the purple bypasses the R wire to give full power to the coil only while craking... yellow wire gives 12 v to the solenoid only while cranking.. Problem: The parts girl said to hook both smaller wires to the 1 small post.. (and yes the 2 bigger ones to the bigger post) Now with both wires hooked to the same 1 smaller post my car will start only while cranking but when key is returned to th erun position the motor dies as if the coil is now getting 0 V Think I may have burned up my r wire? I have no idea but it seems like the motor runs fine if you holed the key in cranking position... (i only did this about 8 secs but you can tell the sound of a running buick 350 with a glasspack... let go of the key and it goes to run/on postion and it dies as if you turned the key off... Thanks for any advise...
Yep.. they gave you the wrong starter... with the R wire hooked up to the same post as the Trigger, it is only seeing voltage when the Key is turned.. Good Luck
I had the same problem when I bought my new starter. It only had 2 posts, and my old one had 3. I took it back and found out that they gave me the wrong part number. It was VERY close, like both numbers were the same EXCEPT for a letter at the end of one of the numbers.
:beer Thanks for the replies so far! Here's what is new... I took the wrong starter back and got the right one. I installed it and puy the yellow wire to the s post and the purple wire to the r post and the 2 big ones are joined on the big post. Now when I turn the key to the crank position nuthin happens... The lights on the dash change just as the did before.. You know.. the oil and check ingin lights?... so... I used a test light and allthough extreemly hard to reach I started thinking the yellow wasn't getting the 12v to the solenoid.. Next I proved that it wasn't by runing a jumper wire from the battery + down under the car with me with the smallest amont of coating snipped off and felt like I was playing "Operation" as I snaked it around everything in my way and lightly brushed the s post.. viola it cranked over... So now I go and recheck my fueses... still all look good to me... It's getting dark so I install another wire on the spost and run it through firewall and touch to fuse baox at an aproipriate spot and it cracks again... I turn the key to run and damn.. same as before... the thing will sound (glaspacks mind you) like it is stated, running and firing on all 8 till I stop touching the new crank wire.... there goese my work around of a push button starter idea... Please HELP!!??? I have been in good spirts all day long but i am hungry and tired and mondy moring is at turn 4 and headed for the finsh line...ou: o No: :error: :ball:
Thanks Adam! I'm sure that it is going to help but I think my electroics knowledge is also not starting... Can someone help me put the music to to the page.. I actualy printed this schematic out before I made the first post... sorry .. I forgot to mention that part... Thanks again for re posting it...!
I have been staring at the diagram and zooming in and out and HEY... do I have my purple and yellow wires crossed? S post is my yellow and R port is my purple... I thought I read that somewher.. Also dose my car have a resistor wire going to the coil or not? I don't see one on the diagram..
Thank you... yes I did have them crossed. Boy what a day... But three people said "nice car" or some variation and three women stopped to chat with me about how they have changed a starter before too... And no car payment of course or high insurance!! I still love my old Buick and thanks guys for the help!!
where does the purple wire lead to? i am new to the site and new to cars in general. i removed the starter and noticed that my purple wire is cut and i am unable to find where it was attached. i have an electronic distributor, so maybe i don't need it? also, my yellow wire is mangled and holding on by a few threads, do i need it? my starter was working fine, but my headers are old and rotten and heat-soaking my engine bay. i have a 1970 buick gs 455 in the works....and i am way over my head thanks
I answered your question in the other thread. Fill out your profile and signature line fully, so that we know your first name, and where you live. It will come up every time you post. If someone lives close to you, they may offer to help. I've done so several times in the past.
oh ok, thanks, good advice. by the way, the confusing thing was that the previous owner cut the purple wire and spliced it with a yellow wire and covered it in a mess of electrical tape uzzled:. i got the starter back on, but i am waiting for my battery to charge so i can start it and see if it needs shims... Collin Waxahachie, TX
i like where your head's at...also good advice. i have found so may goofy jerry-rigging on this car from previous owners that i need to keep a list of them for if my car ever needs to go to a mechanic...it will save me hourrly rates of confusion and code-breaking.
