Hi Larry:
Why not just run battery power to the coil or ballast resistor if there is
one then start it with your remote connected to the starter relay. Make
sure that the wires which normally go to the switch are not touching or
taped off.
John
>What's the word i normally use at the beginning of one of these...oh
>yea...HELLLLLLLLLLLLP...yea that's it.
>
>In preparing to attempt to possibly start the spitty this weekend, i
>have been feverishly replacing parts, now has new plugs, coil, rotor,
>cap etc. new water pump. emptied coated and re installed fuel tank. new
>fuel lines (rubber for now, going to steel lines all around next month,
>darn months are longer than the money). NOW for the problem, i don't
>have an ignition switch, i ordered one from moss and it's b/o, vb
>doesn't carry them any longer so for now no switch. have the ignition
>itself and the cable coming from the engine compartment, but nothing to
>put between. i know that i need to short 2 of the wires in the harness
>together to keep the motor running after it's started, and remove the
>short to stop the motor. question is which 2 wires? since i have never
>dealt with a car where the solenoid/relay for the starter was not
>mounted to the starter it'self, it has become curioser and curiouser. i
>have a remote starter switch that i use on every car i work on, (just
>easier that way) and am assuming (i know bad thing to do) that i can
>short 2 of the wires together and then use the remote switch to kick the
>starter and hence the engine into some variety of running mode. (no
>guarantees). I have the haynes manual with me and am referencing page
>266 which appears to be for my model 1500 vs. the commision numbers.
>object 4 on the page is the ignition switch. there are 8 contacts
>shown, 6 around the outside and 2 inside that circle. starting at the
>top 1 and going clockwise to 6 then 7 inside left 8 inside right. im
>thinking #2 and 3 but want to be sure before i nuke a brand new battery.
>
>tia
>
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>
>larry,
>1979 spitfire #FM99248U currently several shades of overspray
>
>50 thousand driveway miles, at least it seems that way from pushing it
>around.
>
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