formulajoe_2
12-12-2016, 08:44 AM
I am 99% complete with my trunk mount battery install and I'm having some starter issues. I am running a remote solenoid in the trunk right next to the battery. 1/0 awg wire through the cabin to the starter with the jumper bar going from the main starter post to the S post.
When I hooked the battery up, everything looked fine. I hit the key to test it out and the starter kept running even after I turned the key off and removed it from the ignition. I had to run around to the trunk and disconnect the battery post to get it to stop.
It figured the solenoid got stuck in the closed position so I removed the 1/0 cable from the solenoid (solenoid to the starter). I functioned the key again and verified that the solenoid is opening and closing like it is supposed to.
That's where I left off with it last night. I have no reason to think that it will be any different when I hook the 1/0 starter wire back up to the solenoid. I have read that newer style starters (mini starters and late model) with permanent magnet motors will regenerate current and produce this run-on condition, but my starter appears to be just a plain ole starter that you would see on any old car (the car has the original Pontiac 400 in it). I do have an extra relay kit provided by MAD electric to run with a mini-starter in the future.
I guess the next step is to try to remove the jumper bar from the solenoid on the starter and wiring up the MAD relay to the S terminal on the starter solenoid instead of the jumper bar (assuming that this starter is a permanent magnet type). Any thoughts?
I have attached a couple of pictures of the remote solenoid. The circuit breaker next to the solenoid is going to my electric fuel pump relay FYI
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When I hooked the battery up, everything looked fine. I hit the key to test it out and the starter kept running even after I turned the key off and removed it from the ignition. I had to run around to the trunk and disconnect the battery post to get it to stop.
It figured the solenoid got stuck in the closed position so I removed the 1/0 cable from the solenoid (solenoid to the starter). I functioned the key again and verified that the solenoid is opening and closing like it is supposed to.
That's where I left off with it last night. I have no reason to think that it will be any different when I hook the 1/0 starter wire back up to the solenoid. I have read that newer style starters (mini starters and late model) with permanent magnet motors will regenerate current and produce this run-on condition, but my starter appears to be just a plain ole starter that you would see on any old car (the car has the original Pontiac 400 in it). I do have an extra relay kit provided by MAD electric to run with a mini-starter in the future.
I guess the next step is to try to remove the jumper bar from the solenoid on the starter and wiring up the MAD relay to the S terminal on the starter solenoid instead of the jumper bar (assuming that this starter is a permanent magnet type). Any thoughts?
I have attached a couple of pictures of the remote solenoid. The circuit breaker next to the solenoid is going to my electric fuel pump relay FYI
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