[DeTomaso] starter electrical system problem

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/22/13 10 30 32, pantdino at aol.com writes:


> The relay is on the firewall, while the solenoid is that big bump on the 
> starter motor.
> No?
> 

>>>No.   At least, No if you have a standard Ford starter.   A solenoid is 
a relay on steroids, and in a stock Pantera setup, the solenoid is on the 
firewall.

>From Wikipedia:

"... a solenoid switch, which is a specific type of relay that internally 
uses an electromechanical solenoid to operate an electrical switch; for 
example, an automobile starter solenoid, or a linear solenoid, which is an 
electromechanical solenoid."

Modern starters incorporate the solenoid onto the starter itself.   Some 
people will keep the stock Ford solenoid on the firewall and just use it as a 
trigger to actuate the solenoid on the aftermarket starter.

If you have a stock Ford starter, that big bump is...a big bump.   I 
honestly don't know what it is.   But it ain't the solenoid.

Mike