I have installed a new starter that has a solenoid attached to the starter. I ran the "S" terminal wire to the starter solenoid and ran positive battery post to starter. I ran a small jumper from positive to accessories as before. What do I run the "I" terminal wire to as it was on the old solenoid?
I had it started for about 5 seconds and can't get the starter to turn over again. During the 5 seconds it was running, there was a new vibration felt from the car. This was immediately after my T5 swap. I give up. Went to local garage to make arrangements to have them pick it up and bring to their shop for wiring fix and find out vibration. He thinks the new flywheel may be out of balance but I have no desire to get on my back and pull the tranny again. I'll keep updated.
I have a 90ish tranny and did not get the fly wheel with the tranny. Got a new one I think from KMJ with 157 tooth, 28OZ imbalance so should be good to go. They are picking the car up today and will know later.There are 2 different flywheel/flexplate balance weights for 302/5.0. Wrong flywheel may be causing the "new vibration".
Only had the engine running for about 5 seconds when I recognized the vibration. Shouldn't have damaged the motor...... So mixing the imbalance is not a good idea if you value your engine.
Wow. That's a lot of info, Thanks! I did do some investigation on his but once I knew I was going to have a pro look at it, I lost thought of it and figured I shouldn't stress about it and let him take care of it. I'll know later today.You should have the following voltages coming from these terminals with the key in the "on" position. Zero volts at "S" and about 8 volts at "I". Th "S" terminal is nothing more than the positive side of a wire wound electro magnet. The negative side of the winding is internally attached to the mounting bracketof the solenoid and becomes a ground when the bracket makes contact with chassis ground by the bracket's contact with the inner fender when it's bolted down, completing the circuit.
When terminal "S" gets energized, (12 volts, key in "start" position), it creates a magnetic field that draws the contacts of the large terminals together and the "I" terminal also gets energized and delivers a full 12 volts at the same time. You will only have the 12 volts there when the solenoidis energized and voltage to the starter side, (large terminal), is present.
Again, the only time there should be voltage at the "S" terminal is when the key is in the "start" position. The "I" terminal wire will have 12 volts at the same time. This wire is connected to the coil circuit and provides a full 12 volts to the coil to make it easier to start the engine. It by-passes the coil's ballast resistorwire, which when in the "on" position, delivers a lower 8 volts to the coil (the voltage is now routed through the ballast? resistor) to prevent the coil from overheating and to help the ignition points to live longer.
If you were to disconnect the wire to the "S" terminal with key in the "on" position and take a voltage reading at the wire itself, it should show zero volts. At the "I" terminal, again disconnected and checked the same way, there should be approximately 8 volts present.
The 8 volts at "I" will have no effect on the solenoiditself in the "on" position because it is now an open circuit, at this point, unless thesolenoidis energized and the key is in the "start" position.
hope this helps!
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