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croSSeduP
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 Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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Here's a pic of my engine, and my redneck wiring job. I did it this way to crank for oil pressure. For clarification: To get it to fire I need to run a wire from the positive side of the solenoid to a positive terminal on the coil. Is that right? So where the red jumper cable is attached to the + of the coil?
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 7:54 am Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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Did you miss this pic from a earlier post....
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croSSeduP
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 9:26 am Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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Dale, thank you, yes I did see that, but it’s way more than I need. I don’t need to run the alternator, idiot lights, etc. All I need is juice to the starter (check), juice to the fuel pump (check), and juice to the ignition. And that’s the part I’m trying to confirm. I could probably figure that part out by looking at the diagram you provided.
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 10:11 am Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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| croSSeduP wrote: |
| Dale, thank you, yes I did see that, but it’s way more than I need. I don’t need to run the alternator, idiot lights, etc. All I need is juice to the starter (check), juice to the fuel pump (check), and juice to the ignition. And that’s the part I’m trying to confirm. I could probably figure that part out by looking at the diagram you provided. |
Dude, you're over/under thinking the power to the coil issue.
Simply, place a jumper on the positive cable on the starter and jump it to the #15 post on the coil and you'll have power to the ignition on the engine.
I bought a set of 10 jumper wires from a computer store a few years ago and run all my fresh engines with them when bench starting them.
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Dale M.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 11:42 am Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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| croSSeduP wrote: |
| Dale, thank you, yes I did see that, but it’s way more than I need. I don’t need to run the alternator, idiot lights, etc. All I need is juice to the starter (check), juice to the fuel pump (check), and juice to the ignition. And that’s the part I’m trying to confirm. I could probably figure that part out by looking at the diagram you provided. |
THen don't run them go minimalist... Connect battery and connect coil to a powered switch or just a jumper wire....
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2025 11:47 am Post subject: Re: Engine Run-In Stand: WIRING |
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| Dale M. wrote: |
| croSSeduP wrote: |
| Dale, thank you, yes I did see that, but it’s way more than I need. I don’t need to run the alternator, idiot lights, etc. All I need is juice to the starter (check), juice to the fuel pump (check), and juice to the ignition. And that’s the part I’m trying to confirm. I could probably figure that part out by looking at the diagram you provided. |
THen don't run them go minimalist... Connect battery and connect coil to a powered switch or just a jumper wire.... |
That's what I do, nothing fancy, just get it done.
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