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Subject:Re: Starter solenoid wiring question - '86 AT
From:Scott
Date:Wed, 1 Jun 2016 09:14:52 -1000

re
"Red w/Black stripe large (6.0) wire that supplies current directly from
the
ignition switch ST terminal. "

..not directly..the signal goes through the Neutral Safety Switch on the
shift lever in the console.

On 06/01/2016 05:52 AM, email99@bellsouth.net wrote:
> I have a question about starter solenoid wiring on an '86 AT full
> Westy.   This has air conditioning but does not have an auxiliary
> battery.
>
> The #50 terminal on the starter solenoid has two wires connected to its
> electrically identical twin push on spade connectors.  One is a Red
> w/Black stripe large (6.0) wire that supplies current directly from the
> ignition switch ST terminal.
>
> The other is a Red w/White stripe of somewhat smaller size that I can't
> find in the wiring diagram.  Does anyone know what this does?
>
>
> This question is, of course, about original wiring and not an added
> auxiliary load reduction relay.  Also, It not about the battery cable or
> the large (6.0) Red wire connecting to the B+ alternator terminal.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ed
>