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1968GMC · 04-30-2002, 08:25 AM

I read a while back on here that somone instaled a ford starter relay to clear the wires from tuching the headders. Can somone tell me how t wire this? I have a HEI egnition. I was comming home from work last nite at 2AM when sudenly my starter engaged itself so I pull over to shut the engine off and it wont shut off. You should here that. it sounds like someone is doing a brake stand(at 2AM nice)talk abbout panic. After 2-3 minutes the starter quit(its dead) and now wont start. I'm thinking one of the wires touch one of the headder and f%$&ed all up.

**Yukon Jack** · 04-30-2002, 08:40 AM

Here's a pic of the Summit remote selenoid that I installed. It is the same as the Ford selenoid I am told.

Also, here are the instructions for the selenoid.

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Longhorn Man · 04-30-2002, 09:46 PM

The wires hitting the headers would not do what you explained.The #1 reason to do the ford solinoid would be to stop the hot start issues.
Who ever designed these starters was sniffin glue. The solinoid gets hot, and will not work. Mount it up high, and the problem goes away. (it is still possable, but highly unlikely).
It sounds to me like you had a wre short out with another hot wire under your dash...maybe the large hot on your starter and the purple wire wore through and made contact.

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'69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man
I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it.
FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite.
If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com
Andy, in Columbus Ohio

1968GMC · 05-01-2002, 12:37 PM

I found my probleme, it was the cable from the battery to the starter, loose conection at the starter. Thanks guys for your help.

04-30-2002, 08:40 AM	#2
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,689	Here's a pic of the Summit remote selenoid that I installed. It is the same as the Ford selenoid I am told. Also, here are the instructions for the selenoid. ------------------ 1969 C20 4x4 with roughly 6" lift and 35's residing near Rose Hill, Kansas Yukon Jack's Web Pages __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-30-2002, 08:25 AM	#1
1968GMC love my truck Join Date: May 2001 Location: aylmer QC Posts: 648	ford starter relay I read a while back on here that somone instaled a ford starter relay to clear the wires from tuching the headders. Can somone tell me how t wire this? I have a HEI egnition. I was comming home from work last nite at 2AM when sudenly my starter engaged itself so I pull over to shut the engine off and it wont shut off. You should here that. it sounds like someone is doing a brake stand(at 2AM nice)talk abbout panic. After 2-3 minutes the starter quit(its dead) and now wont start. I'm thinking one of the wires touch one of the headder and f%$&ed all up.

04-30-2002, 09:46 PM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	The wires hitting the headers would not do what you explained.The #1 reason to do the ford solinoid would be to stop the hot start issues. Who ever designed these starters was sniffin glue. The solinoid gets hot, and will not work. Mount it up high, and the problem goes away. (it is still possable, but highly unlikely). It sounds to me like you had a wre short out with another hot wire under your dash...maybe the large hot on your starter and the purple wire wore through and made contact. ------------------ '69 G.M.C. 350/350. Trying to clean up the left over damage from the Dope-Smokin-Old-Man I've been dubbed the Longhorn Freak/Fanatic/Expert, I just hope I can live up to it. FINALLY got the HORNIAC...a '70 one ton Longhorn with a Pontiac 350/350 and lots of 'personality'. Check out The Longhorn Webite. If you need a pic posted, E-mail me at longhornmail@yahoo.com Andy, in Columbus Ohio

05-01-2002, 12:37 PM	#4
1968GMC love my truck Join Date: May 2001 Location: aylmer QC Posts: 648	I found my probleme, it was the cable from the battery to the starter, loose conection at the starter. Thanks guys for your help.



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