[DeTomaso] starting problem

Tomas Gunnarsson guson at home.se
Sun Sep 27 03:35:40 EDT 2009


Dennis,

That wire should be at the + terminal of the coil. Does it reach there without modification?

Tomas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Yogi" <dhyogi at gmail.com>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:48 AM
Subject: [DeTomaso] starting problem


> Aloha guys!
> 
> Thanks for all of the emails of assistance.  I found the problem today, this
> is another one for the books.  The starter solenoid has two big lugs for the
> battery and power cable to the starter and also two small terminals.  One
> terminal is the energizing wire from the ignition switch, the other had a
> blue/black wire which I didn't know the origin or destination.  I had always
> thought that the terminal was supposed to be unused but the wire seemed a
> factory item so it never concerned me.
> 
> I disconnected that wire and the car started right up the way that its
> supposed to.  Tracing the wire, I found that it went to the "-" pole of the
> ignition coil!  The wire appears to be a factory wire with terminals and
> boot cover which are time period correct.  It was wrapped into the wire
> harness as are all factory wires.  I had always assumed that the blue/black
> wire at the coil side was the tach feed and was surprised to find that it
> went to the starter solenoid.  The tach feed wire on my car is a dark
> brown.  Oh well, I guess that the wiring is all different on early cars.
> 
> So basically, the blue/black wire from the solenoid was feeding the "-" coil
> terminal with 12 volts!  Go figure!  I had never been into that part of the
> car so unless the previous owner did something, that's the way it came from
> the factory.  The wire, terminals, boot and wrapping into the harness all
> looked orignal 35 years old!
> 
> Thanks again for all of the offered assistance!
> 
> Dennis
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