Solenoid

**Space Cowboy** · 10-12-03, 01:11 AM

- Question on a 68 350 small block -

How many wires other than the main battery lead are connected to a solenoid? The reason I ask is because I have two other, but one has an in-line fuse (but the fuse housing is busted). I can't figure out why this wire would be fused. Any ideas?

Thanks

**CQRT** · 10-12-03, 02:24 PM

I'd guess maybe an after-market stereo system ?

**Space Cowboy** · 10-12-03, 04:38 PM

I thought maybe something after market at first too, but the inline fused wire looks like its going into the original harness.

**Space Cowboy** · 10-12-03, 04:42 PM

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I'm not sure which is "S" or "R". Without crawling under the car at the moment I see 3 wires attached to the top post on the solenoid. One is definitely the main batter lead, then two others, one of which is the fused wire. I can't see the other post at the moment.

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**JohnZ** · 10-13-03, 11:07 AM

Originally, there was only one wire on the large terminal (besides the battery cable); it was 14-ga. brown (fusible link wire) at the terminal, then had a molded-in splice, then became 10-ga. red as it entered the harness. Sounds like a previous owner fried the original fusible link and replaced it with a fuseholder. The second wire you have on the large terminal was probably a direct feed for a stereo.