On Fri, 22 Aug 97 11:22:29 PDT Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com> writes:
>
>I disagree Steve. These old Ford starter solenoids have a relay in
>them
>to bypasses the ballast resistor during starting. I discovered this
>the hard way when I was having starting problems many years ago. The
>starter solenoid part worked fine, but the ballast bypass didn't,
>making
>the car really hard to start. Replacing the solenoid unit fixed the
>problem.
Interesting.. I thought it was just a simple relay too but, when I put
it back in i found out it matters which wire goes to which side of the
coil... BTW, I'm still on my original solenoid, its never given me a
bit of trouble.
Gary
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