Starter Wiring Problem
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Starter Wiring Problem
I have a possible short in my 1984 starter somewhere, so I ran a new cable from the battery to the starter last night, but after being under the car, I discovered a new problem. I have a pair of thick, red wires coming down into a black cylinder plastic thingy and a single, thin red wire coming back out up onto the starter bolt. My question is, what is the black box and what is it's purpose? Would it hurt to bypass it and just cut and crimp the two bigger red wires into the one smaller one? Where would I go about finding the wiring to fix the issue? I don't know what it's called, so I don't know where to start looking. The thin, red wire is only holding on by two or three copper threads so I need to replace the wiring before I lower the car. I don't want to be on the road and hit a bump and it picks that time to break free and leaves me stranded.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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Originally Posted by johnnyboyC4;1575287218.
I have a pair of thick, red wires coming down into a black cylinder plastic thingy and a single, thin red wire coming back out up onto the starter bolt. My question is, what is the black box and what is it's purpose? .
One wire supplies the fan .
IIRC the other is your main power wire
The circuit diagram says " battery " but on 84/85 cars is battery power from starter terminal )
Last edited by vetteoz; Sep 10, 2010 at 08:16 PM.
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Where can I buy a new matching harness to replace it with? I can't even find a fuseable link that matches it anywhere. Does it open up so I can re-wire the broken spot? Because the damaged area is right at the black fuse.
