12-07-2015, 11:20 PM
Hi Fixkick:
in continuation of my son's car engine replacement, I believe I fried up the starter of the car last night! I realize that I had erroneously attached the negative battery cable to one of the lugs on the solenoid (the one opposite to the at accepting the positive wire from the battery), while it should have been attached to the top bolt securing the starter to body.
Below I have enclosed two pictures from your own repair page that show starter wiring hook ups. Unfortunately, I feel there is a discrepancy between the wiring shown on the top picture and the one on the bottom. I believe the bottom one is the correct one; since in the bottom picture, the wire coming directly from the battery (shown in red), which is incidentally black in my car, goes to where I believe it is supposed to go (which conflict the statement "Main Battery RED cable input: that is noted on the top picture). In any case, my question is which wire goes to the lug that is empty in the lower picture?
Here are my other questions:
1. Do I just change the solenoid, or I have damaged the entire starter?cl I have tested the starter and found that the clutch functions perfectly, and that the only thing that does not function, is that the gear does not spin when the starter is short-wired.
2. Have I damaged anything else by my initial incorrect wiring?
I would, as always, appreciate your input.
Regards,
Zackman
in continuation of my son's car engine replacement, I believe I fried up the starter of the car last night! I realize that I had erroneously attached the negative battery cable to one of the lugs on the solenoid (the one opposite to the at accepting the positive wire from the battery), while it should have been attached to the top bolt securing the starter to body.
Below I have enclosed two pictures from your own repair page that show starter wiring hook ups. Unfortunately, I feel there is a discrepancy between the wiring shown on the top picture and the one on the bottom. I believe the bottom one is the correct one; since in the bottom picture, the wire coming directly from the battery (shown in red), which is incidentally black in my car, goes to where I believe it is supposed to go (which conflict the statement "Main Battery RED cable input: that is noted on the top picture). In any case, my question is which wire goes to the lug that is empty in the lower picture?
Here are my other questions:
1. Do I just change the solenoid, or I have damaged the entire starter?cl I have tested the starter and found that the clutch functions perfectly, and that the only thing that does not function, is that the gear does not spin when the starter is short-wired.
2. Have I damaged anything else by my initial incorrect wiring?
I would, as always, appreciate your input.
Regards,
Zackman
[color=#800080][b]91 Sidekick JX, 8V, S. Carolina Car, 2 dr, 3 speed Auto Trani, Halifax, NS, Canada[/b][/color]