starter wire (S)
Le Mans Master
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C'mon there pete- these wiring diagrams HAVE to have so many wires on them it's near impossible to track one wire thru them. GEEZ, anyone can follow that one!!
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how would I go aout wiring this starter with above diagram?
Kind of confused here because new starter does not have the third terminal for wire going to distributor..
Kind of confused here because new starter does not have the third terminal for wire going to distributor..
Last edited by STL 71 C3; Sep 9, 2012 at 02:42 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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Your 71 originally had 2 wires to the + side of the coil. One from the starter "R" terminal and one from the ignition switch. THe one from the switch has a resistor in it and can't be used with HEI. The one from the starter suppled a full 12v to the coil for engine start and is normally not powered, although it does have 12v fed from the coil+ connection when the key is on.
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HEI requires a 12 ga wire from an ign source such as the ign tap in the fuse box. Do not use the resistance wire that was powering your old coil because it won't provide enough power to the hei. As Tim said, the other coil wire that used to go to the starter R terminal is not used either.