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General Category => CF Bedford Chat => Topic started by: Bas / NZ on June 01, 2012, 08:13:01 PM
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Ok Guys been working on the Van(s) so have a lot of posts to catch up on, One question please as I forgot how I did it before, need to start the 202 in the camper, I had it hooked up to a push bottom and kill switch before ( to turn it off) but I borrowed this when the Black Beddie played up, now not sure how to hook it up again, I have 4 wires comming up from under the van, I can ach 2 and the motor turns over, but wont start, I'm thinking this may be due to me not hooking the wires up the correct way.
Any of you guys out there can tell me what to hook up, as the wires are already there I will be able to trace them, I think I have a 2 comming from the solenoid, and 1 from the elect distributor the 4th not sure as it maybe the kill switch one I put in.
Cheers Guys, need to get her out from under the shelter, and take for a run around the block ;) or push :D :D
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i assume you mean that when you put 2 of the wires together the motor turns over, eg. starter motor turns.
One will be the positive feed that supplies the power to the wire that feeds the solenoid on the starter, the other will be the wire connected to the solenoid on the starter.
Now to clarify, if you have/had a kill switch wired in, you may be using the feed wire that went to the kill switch, that then fed a wire in place of the positive listed above. However for the sake of starting the motor this is irrelevant.
Now, you will need a wire that connects the ignition switch to the coil with a positive feed allowing the motor to fire when turning over.
If you can trace which of these wires connects to the coil positive, you can connect a simple switch between your constant positive and the coil to give the coil power prior to cranking and will need to turn the switch off to kill the motor. A word of warning tho, do not leave this switch on with the motor not running for an extended period of time as 2 things will happen. The battery will drain, and the coil will heat up potentially damaging it
I advise getting a stab tester, or a length of wire with a globe connected between to ensure you have active and positive feeds rather than short circuiting things and creating new problems.
good luck