[DeTomaso] Longacre 3 Terminal Starter Solenoid

[forestg at att.net]

Guy,
I tried this once and he is wrong. Starter stayed engaged. A diode could be used with either this scheme or the approach given by SOBill however.
Forest

-------------- Original message from "Guido DeTomaso" <guido_detomaso at prodigy.net>: -------------- 


> Went through this on e-mail with a guy that used to be on the list, he has a 
> Courier pickup with a 302, forget his name now. But he sent me a Ford 
> wiring diagram that showed BOTH the solenoid start signal AND the ballast 
> resist bypass hooked up to the ONE small terminal on solenoid IIRC. 
> Apparently someone at Ford figured out that there wasn't enough power 
> available at the ballast resistor to keep the solenoid closed, as you would 
> expect to have happen. And one less terminal saves $$$. 
> 
> But, I chickened out and never tried it. Mystery 302 Courier truck guy's 
> old e-mail might be on my other computer, I'll check but it would be easier 
> to find if someone else remembers his NAME :-) 
> 
> GD 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 11:30 PM 
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Longacre 3 Terminal Starter Solenoid 
> 
> 
> > 
> > 
> > In a message dated 7/1/2006 9:53:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
> > forestg at att.net writes: 
> > 
> > Bill, 
> > Connecting the ballast bypass to the same terminal as the starter means 
> that 
> > there will be a constant voltage being fed to the starter whenever the 
> > ignition switch is on. It will be less than 12 volts due to having been 
> through 
> > the resister first. Maybe a diode installed to allow current to flow only 
> one 
> > way? 
> > Forest 
> > 
> > 
> > Forest, 
> > 
> > OOPS! You are so right. 
> > 
> > Thanks for catching that. 
> > 
> > The Longacre starter 3 terminal solenoid should only be used on cars 
> which 
> > do not need a ballast resistance bypass when starting the engine. 
> > 
> > Sorry about that. Brain in neutral problem. 
> > 
> > SOBill Taylor 
> > sobill at aol.com 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > SOBill Taylor 
> > sobill at aol.com 
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