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Old 10-12-2009, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by LPete View Post
The cable to the battery and the cable to the starter need to be on opposite terminals of the new relay, not the same terminal. The other red wire that used to be on the starter battery terminal needs to go on the same terminal of the new relay as the battery cable is on.
That's how I've always done it. Use a short 10ga jumper wire at the starter to jump the solinoid on the starter. This is the most reliable way, remove the voltage from the starter completely when not in use. Wire the typical purple start wire to the ford solinoid.

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