Took the bottom end of my 442 apart sometime ago. Thought I had taken a photo of the wires on the starter solenoid for wiring reference but forgot to take one. I have a three wires coming from from the harness going to the starter solenoid...black, purple, and yellow. I have a Pertronix HEI ignition. Is it correct that the yellow isn't used for HEI, the purple goes to the "S" terminal (away from block) and black wire goes to the "R" terminal (nearest on the block)??

Thank you!!
Chad


on the starter solenoid?

 

The black wire goes to the big battery post on the solenoid. You may need the yellow resistance bypass wire on the R terminal if the coil+ terminal does not have voltage with the key in the start position.

 

A sidebar ... Was the pink resistance wire replaced so that the new HEI gets full battery voltage? I think this is necessary with Pertronix.... anyone?

 

It has a smaller ring connecter on the black wire. I believe it was on the R or S terminal due to the size and not the large battery post in the center.

When Hot Rods and Custom stuff installed the Pertronix, they disconnected the yellow wire from the positive on the coil and cut the wire near the starter....They also unhooked my brown tach wire from the negative side of coil for some strange reason?

I didn't see a pink wire in the mix.

 

The pink wire can turn brown with age. Once you get the car running, check the battery voltage with the car still running and then check the voltage at the coil, they should be very close to one another if not identical. If you find around 9V at the coil with the car running the resistance wire is still there and is causing a voltage drop.

 

Will do...thank you!!