I had similar issue on my 74, after I had a relay installed. After a few "hot wire" starts, I ended up buying new switch....problem solved, or so I thought. Caught out again a few weeks ago. Turned out ground on relay was marginal. Moral..make sure your ground is good and tight!!! Ralph On Oct 23, 2014 9:40 AM, "Ben Ament" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks, Brian. I hate chasing electrons, so keeping it simple is good! > > > > Ben > > > > From: Brian Shorey [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 7:49 PM > To: Ben Ament; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [alfa] Spider ignition switch > > > > I just go to the auto parts store and ask for a starter relay for an early > 70's Chrysler. They come in many shapes and sizes, find one with a > mounting > tab that works in your engine compartment. > > > > Wiring is simple. Mount the relay and ground it, you only need a 18 gauge > wire for a ground. Remove the wire going from the ignition switch to the > starter solenoid from the starter solenoid, and connect it to the IGN tab > on > the relay. Run a 10 or 12 gauge (can't remember, 12 gauge is probably > fine) > wire from the hot post on the starter/solenoid to the BATT post on the > relay. > Run another wire of that same size from the SOL post on the relay to where > the > ignition switch wire used to plug in to the starter solenoid. > > > > bs > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
