[DeTomaso] Longacre Starter Solenoid

[SOBill at aol.com]

Pat,
 
Thanks. I have added it to the database.
 
I noticed that the Longacre solenoid is a 3 terminal unit  while the OEM 
solenoid is a 4 terminal unit.
 
The Longacre 3 terminal unit can be used on a  Pantera.
 
If you have an ignition which does not need a ballast resistor you  only need 
3 wires: Battery Cable In (one big terminal); Solenoid Activate wire  from 
the Start position of the Ignition Switch (the small terminal); Cable To  
Starter Motor (the other big terminal).
 
If you have an ignition which needs to bypass the ballast  resistance when 
starting the engine, the OEM 4 wires are connected as follows:  Battery Cable In 
(one big terminal); Solenoid Activate wire from the Start  position of the 
Ignition Switch (the small terminal); Cable To Starter  Motor (the other big 
terminal); OEM Ballast Bypass Wire (cut off the OEM small  terminal lug, crimp on 
a big terminal lug and connect the wire to the same big  terminal as the 
Cable To Starter Motor). These connections will bypass the  ballast resistance 
when cranking the engine .... the same as the 4 terminal OEM  solenoid.
 
 
 
SOBill  Taylor
sobill at aol.com