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Old 09-22-2009, 11:24 PM   #19
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Re: Remote solenoid install by pictures

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Originally Posted by Wrenchbender Ret View Post
By using a solenoid on the wire from the ign. switch you avoid the voltage drop from all the wire going in to the inside of the dash, the ign. switch, & the neutral switch. I have solved many intermittent starting problems with this. But there is no use running the battery cable through it. You will get a 1/2 volt drop that way. Chev. has not used a Bendix drive since the mid 30's. The drive gear is pulled in by the solenoid on top the starter which switches on the starter at the same time.
Bendix is the name a lot of us old-timers use for the throw-out on the starter. While not technically a Bendix drive, they perform the same function.
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