According to the Leyland Workshop Manual 71-model year cars did have four
browns on the solenoid - one to the fusebox and starter relay, one to the
lights, ignition and hazard flasher, and two to the alternator - one thick
and one thin. The thick wire was the main charging wire and the thin was a
'sense' wire for the voltage regulator, discarded for the 72-model year and
later. If the dangling brown is live you should insulate it at the very
least, but probably better to connect it to the solenoid.
----- Original Message -----
From: <JApple2154@aol.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:10 PM
Subject: mystery wire
> OK-----------experts. I just replaced the starter solenoid in my 71B
> project----which I discovered has a later than '71 starter--because the
for a
> '71 starter solenoid I bought does not fit-----------anyway that brings me
to
> my question-----I have the hot wire from the battery, three brown wires
from
> the hot contact on the solenoid, the down lead from the starter relayto
the
> solenoid------------then there is a mystery contact that looks like a
screw
> sticking out of the solenoid------------I also have one last brown wire
> coming from the wiring harness-----------I cannot find the 4th brown in
any
> of my wiring diagrams-------------I left it unconnected--------the car
fired
> right up and I went for a drive today---did not seem to miss it--------but
> what the Heck is it for????? thanks Apple
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