Delayed starter crank..
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Did some poking around.
Relay works fine. Closed and open when it should be.
Connected the battery back up.. the starter didnt spin, which I would expect anyway.
The large wire that is missing/corroded has constant 12V to it. Key out of the ignition and all.
So I guess I just have to hook up the large wire to the starter and see what happens. It looked bigger than #4 though.
Relay works fine. Closed and open when it should be.
Connected the battery back up.. the starter didnt spin, which I would expect anyway.
The large wire that is missing/corroded has constant 12V to it. Key out of the ignition and all.
So I guess I just have to hook up the large wire to the starter and see what happens. It looked bigger than #4 though.
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Steve, if you look at SSCULLY's wiring diagram, you can see that the heavy wire SHOULD be hot all the time. It supplies starting current to one side of the solenoid contacts. When the solenoid activates, it closes a "switch" that sends this starting current out of the other side of the solenoid and into the starter motor.
It COULD be larger than #4! It has to carry a huge amount of current. But, #4 sounds about right to me.
Have you thought about looking for a genuine Ford positive battery cable? It would include this lead and you'd have something that you know is correct. You might check with Tasca: http://www.tascafordparts.com//index.do to see what it would cost.
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It COULD be larger than #4! It has to carry a huge amount of current. But, #4 sounds about right to me.
Have you thought about looking for a genuine Ford positive battery cable? It would include this lead and you'd have something that you know is correct. You might check with Tasca: http://www.tascafordparts.com//index.do to see what it would cost.
- Jack
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I was just conforming my suspicions.
I do not understand why the thing was spinning before and now it doesn't, and I guess I never will. :/
Im not going to go to FORD and spend that kind of money on an 11 year old truck for one crimp that I can easily take care of myself. Ive done a million similar crimps. I just need to make sure of the wire size before I do it. It looks like a #4 or possibly a #2, but again, its hard to tell because of the corosion that has built up on the end of the wire, so once it's nicer out here, I will definitely cut the end of the wire and check the size.
I do not understand why the thing was spinning before and now it doesn't, and I guess I never will. :/
Im not going to go to FORD and spend that kind of money on an 11 year old truck for one crimp that I can easily take care of myself. Ive done a million similar crimps. I just need to make sure of the wire size before I do it. It looks like a #4 or possibly a #2, but again, its hard to tell because of the corosion that has built up on the end of the wire, so once it's nicer out here, I will definitely cut the end of the wire and check the size.