starter solenoid wires- which goes where?
 

I recently bought a 72 Chevy c10 with no engine and trans. I am slowly getting it back together with a 30 and 700r4. I can't remember for the life of me which wire go where on the starter solenoid. It has been years since I swapped engines in a truck without an HEI. Since I didn't do the swap, I didn't pull everything, and the P.O. didn't label anything. THere is a yellow and a purple wire...Which goes where on the solenoid ?!?!

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on HEI purple wire goes to terminal closest to block...idk bout yellow wire, thats for coil? i think

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Yellow to "R" terminal and purple to "S" terminal.

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Thanks guys for the quick help. That's two less wires I have to try and figure out!

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Maybe this will help you figure out a couple more, thanks to member boundstaffpress..... http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/...c2a8064d_o.jpg

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DEFINITELY!!! I thought I was going to have to break down and spend $30 on an assembly manual just for this!

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If I remember correctly, you can do away with the yellow wire altogether. Just need the purple for cranking power. I don't have yellow on either of my rigs and they are both HEI.

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Sounds to me like he does not have HEI.
The S terminal is normally closest to the block, and the R is normally to the outside. But, not always.

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I also need some help. Bout fried my wiring harness today. I believe we hooked the yellow and purple both to the inside and it sent power back through the outside harness. Good part is the motor did start. Which wire goes to the new hei dist we installed on my 73 model 454 installed in my 72/67 hybrid - we call her "El Diablo" as she has fought us all the way. Hope to start a build thread next week. HELP an old hillbilly out

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just do what longhorn said those 2 wires to go on the starter

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you don't use the yellow for the dizzy on an HEI because you don't get a full 12volts that it needs. You need to run a wire from your ing. unfused port for power the hei.

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Just to add a little, I ran a wire like you described, but I put an in-line fuse in it.

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thanks i forgot that/ i always run fuses on mine to ;)

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Hmm

Po Installed HEI, and its a red wire goig to it, but NO idea where it goes to...?