Hi Susan :
> Being a "woman" I have much to learn.
All of us "men" have been ignorant at one time or another ... I still am!
So don't feel bad.
> As it turns out, the solenoid WAS dead. Just received the new one
> today and just now installed it. Now, the car starts when I push the
> button on the solenoid but not when I turn the key. The key does
> have to be on for it to start and when I turn the key of it shuts the
> motor off. My handy dandy husband would like to know how we can
> hotwire the thing so we can go from there.
If you momentarily connect a jumper wire from the small side terminal on the
solenoid, to the big terminal with the cable from the battery, does the
engine crank ? If not, your new solenoid is not grounded or perhaps is bad
(it does happen).
That small terminal should have a white/red wire on it (I think, might be
wrong about the trace color), which runs to the back of the ignition switch.
Try jumpering from it to the brown with (white ?) wire at the switch and see
if that cranks the engine. If not, the wire is bad. If it does, the
ignition switch is bad.
To "hot wire" it, go back to where it worked, and install a momentary
(pushbutton) switch that makes the connection that worked. In a pinch, two
bare wire ends can make a switch, but be sure they can't touch accidentally.
PS, it helps if you tell us each time what car you have. Some of us can't
remember yesterday ...
Randall
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