Starter wiring help? Simple but a bit long.

[green536@hotmail.com (Chris DeLong)]

red with a black stripe goes toward the rear of the car on the soleniod. 
black wire with plastic doohickey goes toward the front of the car on the 
soleniod. Does that help?


>From: "Ken Bates" <Indiana_Red@hotmail.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Starter wiring help?  Simple but a bit long.
>Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 21:40:59 -0600
>
>I am probly making this harder than it is but the schematic in the bently
>does not look exactly like what I have.
>There are 3 connections on the starter(solonoid)  A mig 10mm nut and 2 
>spade
>connectors.(plus the braided 1" wire to the starter housing, not mentioned
>again in this question)
>Bently shows in the 86 16v a 4mm wire from post 30 of the starter (one of
>the spade connections) to D24.  Fine.
>The only other connection Bently calls out is post "30" which shows 2
>2.5mm(or 1 6mm depending on year) going to the alt and a 25mm to the 
>Batt(+)
>Fine.
>BUT, what about the OTHER spade connection.  I am sure this is part of the
>route back to the ignition switch but wish Bently would show that better.  
>I
>actually have a rd/blk and a blk (about 1mm ea.) that I think goes on the
>other spade caonnector and the shape of the plastic connector makes it fit
>on only THAT spade.  Should I follow my gut and hook it up?  I am just
>trying to stick to the book and it comes up short for me here.
>Bently does show 2 fine vert black lines going down off of the starter
>indicating a ground path.  Is that all it is.  A Ground?  They dissapear
>into the harness, D I think and I can find the other end w/ my continuity
>checker.
>Thanks for any help
>Ken
>1979 Scirocco  "McFly"
>16v conversion - Engine in, now the hard part
>Electrical
>VORTEX:  "Indiana Red"
>
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Chris DeLong
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Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit
'84 Jetta


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