Hotwired starters

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

YES! Durangoman,

     There IS a way to hotwire the starter to inside the cab.  I 
bought a few high current momentary pull switches from surplus.  
These are made by PHILCO makers of high current devices from TV's 
to motor controls.  Two wires that control the starter solenoid, 
usually go through a relay under the dash which is quite prone to 
failure.  I removed the 3 wirre connector and jumpered the 2 
business lines.  I'll look at the connector this aft. for the 
wire #'s.  Anyway, the two wires from the control of the starter 
solenoid (I used 12/2 houshold solid wiring ~30 amp cap.) and ran 
them to the pull switch under the dash by the E-brake lever.  
It's hot all the time, but it's a pull to activate so it's not 
going to inadvertently run.  The other good thing, is that you 
can crank the engine over with the ign off to build up some oil 
pressure before you cold start on those wintery mornings.

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     -Joel Brodsky

         '76 IHC Scout II 345/tf727
         '75 IHC Travelall 150 4wd 392/tf727
         '72 Chev Carryall 3dr 4wd 350/th350 sold, but not        
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Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 14:45:10 -0700 (MST)
From: DurangoMan <sbaird@domain.elided>
Subject: Starting woes...

 Last <SNIP>
, is there
any way to bypass the electricals in the cab and just "hotwire" the
solenoid?  Will that even work?  Thanks in advance.

    DurangoMan

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