Is this okay? (Starter solenoid)
03-11-16, 07:39 AM
#2
Hold on... did you basically just bypass the power wire coming from the fusebox to the starter? Instead, you ran from the battery to the starter and then to the fuse box? If so, this should be fine. I did the same thing pretty much except with 4/0 gauge welding cable (yea it's overkill but the starter spins FAST!)
03-11-16, 11:58 AM
#3
...uhh I think I did. I just took the orginally OEM wires that went to the battery and bolted'em to the solenoid, and then ran a thick wire to the trunk. The privouse owner was using the solenoid for audio and an extra battery so I decide to remove the extra audio battery and reuse the solenoid. (I'm not even sure what a solenoid is originally used for)
03-11-16, 12:48 PM
#4
umm I don't think I have a solenoid there, isn't it supposed to be attached to the starter?
I would probably just set it up more like factory and ignore what the last guy did.
wire from battery in trunk goes to stock location + battery cable connector.
from there its already connected to the fusebox and from the fusebox to the starter.
I would probably just set it up more like factory and ignore what the last guy did.
wire from battery in trunk goes to stock location + battery cable connector.
from there its already connected to the fusebox and from the fusebox to the starter.
03-11-16, 01:54 PM
#6
Yeah most likely he was using the solenoid to toggle the second battery on and off as needed, since you removed the second battery no need for a solenoid I would think unless I am missing something else going on here.
a distribution block is what you need. Temporarily you can just use a bolt and nut and bolt the wire coming from the battery to the stock positive battery cable wire by the fusebox. Mine has been like that for years I meant to put a distribution block in but have not got around to it (I ordered one at one point but then I didn't like that particular one and sort of forgot about it), I just have them bolted together in the black plastic cover with the red + sign on it that normally sits on the positive battery terminal, and I wrapped it in electrical tape so it couldn't touch anything.
make sure you have a heavy duty fuse or relay in the trunk within a foot of the battery itself. everything else sounds right.
a distribution block is what you need. Temporarily you can just use a bolt and nut and bolt the wire coming from the battery to the stock positive battery cable wire by the fusebox. Mine has been like that for years I meant to put a distribution block in but have not got around to it (I ordered one at one point but then I didn't like that particular one and sort of forgot about it), I just have them bolted together in the black plastic cover with the red + sign on it that normally sits on the positive battery terminal, and I wrapped it in electrical tape so it couldn't touch anything.
make sure you have a heavy duty fuse or relay in the trunk within a foot of the battery itself. everything else sounds right.
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