Thread: Bug out W123? Rewire the Ignition to bypass electronics
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Old 12-26-2015, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Foxtrot View Post
very similar - at the starter there is a solenoid that has a large diameter wire (battery feed) attached to a stud & nut and a smaller stud with a smaller diameter wire (about 12ga, usally white) that applies power to the coil in thje solenoid. Jump between the two & the starter turns the engine. If the fuel is flowing, the engine starts. To shut down the engine, shut off the fuel.
Charlie,

Thanks for the info. It sounds like it should not be hard to install a large amp switch for a manual jump. When you said "if the fuel is flowing", i am not sure if the IP is directly driven off of the engine being cranked, and if that creates the fuel pressure needed to fire it up. Is there a separate circuit that i must engage or power to get the IP to supply fuel needed to start?

Thanks,
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