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Old 05-28-2011, 03:49 PM   #15
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Default Re: Bypass the Resistor?

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Originally Posted by PeteVS View Post
Another make car has an extra contact in the starter solenoid that bypasses the resistor. I recently bought an aftermarket starter for that make engine and the new starter came without the resistor bypass contact. The instruction sheet advises that a wire can be connected to the lead going into the starter motor and feed to the ignition switch side of the coil with a 10 amp diode in series to keep the ignition voltage from feeding back to the starter. Make sense?
The only thing that makes sense about that is the ba$terds were too cheep to make it like it used to be.

Whats the world comming to, I'll swear.

Kerby
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