[DeTomaso] Connecting A High Torque/Gear Reduction Starter InAPantera

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Mike,
This is exactly what Joe Perrucci did with his black car and he had an issue with the
starter not working sporadically when warm. 

>>>Joe also did this to my car when he owned it, and it has/had the same hot start
problem.  Maybe someday I'll install that starter I bought from you about 12 years ago
Mike.

Chuck






After struggling for a couple years we reinstalled a stock style solenoid as described by
SOBill and he never had a problem again. I surmise that the starter mounted solenoid has a
higher current draw than the stock style and with old wiring there was enough resistance
to keep the solenoid from actuating. Your scheme should work if everything is in tip top
condition but splices have a tendancy to create resistance over time.
 -------------- Original message from MikeLDrew at aol.com: --------------


> Bill,
> 
> What has never been adequately explained is why you can't just run the 
> battery cable to the new starter (either using the old solenoid solely as a 
> means to join the two cables, or discarding it entirely and just using a bolt 
> and nut to attach the two cables together, and wrapping with heat-shrink), and 
> extending the stock actuation wire (coming from the key), from the old 
> solenoid, to the new solenoid.
> 
> Yes, I know, there are various wires for points and so forth on the stock 
> solenoid, but if one is using a modern ignition system, as the overwhelming 
> majority of us are, those wires are no longer used anyway.
> 
> So, what's the problem with the ultra-simple scheme, which simply replaces 
> the solenoid on the firewall, with the solenoid on the starter?
> 
> Mike
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