Classic/Antique Car Repair/solenoid conversion

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Expert: - 10/14/2008


Question
Please disregard last nights response to your question back to me about 3 or 4 lug solenoid. My Remote solenoid is a conventional 4 lug(2 large on outside and 2 small on inside.

                       Thanks,
                         Dave D.

Answer
Sorry for the delay, but time just gets away from me. The two small terminals should have a letter near them. One with be an "I" and the other will be an "S". The I terminal connects to the + side of the ignition coil and send voltage to the coil during key on cranking. The other connects to the start wire on the ignition switch to send power to the solenoid with the key in the start position. These solenoids need to be grounded when operating as the operating coil in the solenoid grounds through the mounting screws.
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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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