Re: [Amc-list] 77 gremlin solenoid question

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Just plug them in. If the engine doesn't crank, flip them. It will not 
hurt anything to hook them up backwards. The S terminal energizes the 
solenoid and the I terminal sends a full 12 volts to the coil when 
cranking (the solenoid has to be energized for that to happen). If they 
are connected wrong, all that happens is the engine will not crank.

Matt

On 5/2/2008 1:01 PM, Eddie Stakes spouted this sage advice:
> I have a perplexing question. On a 77 Gremlin I just got in, the book shows 
> a "light blue with tracer" wire to the "I" side of the solenoid; and a 
> "light blue" wire to the "S" side of the solenoid. If you follow the book 
> illustration in the 77 TSM, the 'light blue' wire becomes a "dark green with 
> tracer" farther down.
> 
> On the Gremlin itself however neither wire to the front of the solenoid 
> looks blue; one is dark green with white tracer, the other is dark green 
> with black tracer. The two wires plugs have this U shaped plastic brace 
> between them.
> 
> My question is does someone have a 77 Gremlin they could look at, or know 
> for sure, how this contraption fits on there, considering what the 77 
> original book shows is not what the original wiring harness on this 77 
> shows.

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