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Originally Posted by petecooke
Thx for the info. I can easily pull the red positive cable from the car and connect it to the battery and the starter. The negative cable in the car will be a little more difficult.
Is the top connection on the starter the positive and the bottom negative?
I assume the little screw contact just makes the connection(completes the circuit) so the starter engages.
Is this correct?
Thanks greatly for your input.
pete
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ok, the bolt closest to the starter motor has a wire on it going to the starter itself.
the other large bolt gets positive power.
the negative needs to attach to one of the starter mounting bolts or the block itself. you need to use at LEAST #2 copper wire for this test, as the starter will be turning a LOT of mass.
the little screw energizes the motor, and engages the bendix onto the flywheel to actually turn the engine over.