Gary. Thanks for the info. Can you just take off the solonoid on the Chevy starter? You dont have any diagrams or pics on this do you? Thanks, Rod --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, themixtoo@xxxx wrote: > Rod, My 400 sbc also has the solenoid on the starter, You would be wise to > put a jumper wire on that solenoid and keep the 'Ford' style solenoid, The point > is the solenoid mounted on the starter is pretty close to the exhaust and the > heat down there is not helpful to easy starting, Once that thing gets hot, > it's a pain to start. I put this jumper on my sbc starter solenoid 20 years ago > and it still works today. > Gary 'The Mix'