Starter not engaging

[84GP455]

When I said drag I mean that the starter gear is a little slower coming back wired this way compared to the way the guy at the shop showed me is all. There was a significant difference the way the gear engaged and disengaged, you would not be able to see it or hear it on the car this was a bench test that he showed me and I saw and heard the difference on the starter.

 

[84GP455]

Thanks for your input Pontiacgp, I will try to wire it up the way the guy at the shop showed me and will update the results if I can get it to work.

 

[84GP455]

I found a diagram showing the connections that i'm talking about, very similar to the way we have ours wired but different. Here is his comments on this method....
Now, for what makes this a ford solenoid conversion "My Way", run at least an 8 guage wire from the cold side of the ford solenoid to the 'S' terminal on the starter. (Thats the large lug on the right of the ford solenoid to the small terminal closest to the engine block on the starter).

• because many of the no start problems are related to excess voltage drop on the original 'start' wire and a hot starter, this method of wiring allows full battery voltage to reach the starter solenoid.
• the ford solenoid does not require anywhere near as much current to activate, therefore the voltage drop problem is essential irrelavent.

 

[pontiacgp]

When I said drag I mean that the starter gear is a little slower coming back wired this way compared to the way the guy at the shop showed me is all. There was a significant difference the way the gear engaged and disengaged, you would not be able to see it or hear it on the car this was a bench test that he showed me and I saw and heard the difference on the starter.

milliseconds don't mean much to me and with headers the less wires I have going to the starter the better. That was the reason for the remote solenoid in my GP