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Originally posted by cancobra
This will probably make you cringe but the car has a Chev 327 in it.
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No Problem..... I'm an old Chevy fan
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Originally posted by cancobra
I have sourced this part via the internet in the interim and it is in fact it is a starter relay so from my limited knowledge of electrics I am going to guess if it has power coming in (it does), it should have power out (it does not) to the ignition switch. The ignition switch currently has no power at it.
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With the Chevy, (if I remember right?) the battery cable goes right to a stud on starter motor mounted solenoid. From that same post, a wire will go the the alternator, and another will be the main feed to the rest of the vehicle electrics. This is probably the one you'll want to trace out to see where it goes, and if it has "issues" somewhere along it's path.
The starter solenoid also has another wire connected to another smaller stud that comes from the ingnition switch "start" position. This wire energizes the solenoid and puts 12 volts to the starter motor.
Sounds like you have another relay or starter solenoid in the mix. What wire connections do you have to this one? It may be that it is another starter solenoid, but no longer used in that capacity. (?)
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- Jim -