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 Posted: 11-27-2007 02:48 am
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John Kimbrough

 

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Looks like you have too many wires connected to the solenoid.  Attached is a picture of mine.

Red - B+ into the solenoid from the battery

Black - B+ from the solenoid to the battery junction.  Brown wires go to the fuse box to power other things.

W/R - This is the wire that supplies a ground from the ignition start switch to activate the solenoid.

W/Y - This is the wire that provides 12 volts directly to the coil when the solenoid is activated during start.  When the solenoid disengages, this circuit is broken and the reduced voltage from the resistor continues to feed the coil.

The wire with the in-line fuse is one I added when I put solenoids in my headlamp circuit to eliminate the high headlight current through the ignition switch. 

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