Silverhorse
Bronco Guru
Anyone using an Explorer starter and if so how do you hook it up?
Is this better than a stock starter? I must assume it is, but how?
Yes, it is a direct bolt in. I have it on 2 Eb's, 302 & 351, and a stang.
Place the big wire on the starter just like normal.
Run another wire 10 or 12 gauge from the small terminal on the start up to the old starter solenoid.
At the existing starter solenoid, move the heavy gauge wire to the battery side of the solenoid, basicly direct battery feed to the starter.
Take the smaller wire you just ran from the starter and place that on the solenoid where the heavy gauge wire was.
I realize that places 2 solenoids in the starter path, but there are several reasons for doing it this way. In order to maintain the voltage boost during cranking you need the original solenoid with the "I" terminal to give the boost. The extra wire up to the old post on the original solenoid is to keep the starter from acting as a generator and back feeding the pull in solenoid holding it in too long.
I realize that places 2 solenoids in the starter path, but there are several reasons for doing it this way. In order to maintain the voltage boost during cranking you need the original solenoid with the "I" terminal to give the boost. The extra wire up to the old post on the original solenoid is to keep the starter from acting as a generator and back feeding the pull in solenoid holding it in too long.
I thought this is what caused them to hang??
What year explorer?
I thought this is what caused them to hang??
Nio, I wired mine properly from the net when I did it. I must have recalled incorrectly how to do it. i couldn't find a quick diagram to verify before i posted. Should have just kept quiet. ;DDid you have that problem?
Couldn't you just eliminate the original solenoid/relay by adding a diode to the start wire?