Triumph Repair: Wiring coil amd starter solenoid 1977 UK spitfire 1500, solenoid starter, starter solenoid

Question
QUESTION: hi,

I am rebuilding my 1977 1500 UK spitfire RHD and all I have left to do is wire up the coil and starter solenoid. I cannot find any proper directions in the Haynes manual.

Can you please help tell me which wire goes to which terminal. I have the main brown heavy gauge wires in place as well as battery heavy gauge and the main to the starter. I need help with the smaller wires to solenoid / starter solenoid?

Many thanks

David

ANSWER: Hi David,
I only have one right hand steering diagram and it shows the solenoid with two large posts like all of them and two small contacts.

Most that I have looked at over the years like this have the two small contacts as flat spade connectors but they are two different sizes. If this is your case, the two small leads will only go one way but if both are the same size you can ID which is which by just connecting the battery cable to one of the large posts (the one further from the starter motor)Also on the post with the battery cable will go all of the plain brown wires. The short strap that goes into the starter will go to the other large post on the solenoid.

Now that you have the battery cable connected, take a test lead and connect one end to the battery cable and just touch the other end to each of the small connections on the solenoid as a test. One will energize the solenoid and the other will do nothing. The one that make the starter solenoid operate will get the white w/red tracer wire and the other small connection will get the white w/yellow tracer wire.
Howard

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QUESTION: Thanks for the reply. I aso have a problem on which wire goes where on the coil?


Thanks

ANSWER: Two white w/yellow tracer wires go to the (+) side of the coil (direct power in the start position and resistor wire power in the run position)

The white w/black tracer goes to the distributor and the white w/slate (tach) both go on the (-) side of the coil.

Howard

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QUESTION: Thanks for the reply again. Almost there. The coil is getting very hot. The car is now turning over from the key but thje ignition light and oil light stay on even when the key is out.

My wires are the following colours - white/slate (male)  white/red (female)  full black from distributor (male) brown/white that goes to a combined female plug with a white/ yellow with the white/ yellow going to another female endm

I am also getting a spark at the points and the plugs


Can you help ?

Dave

Answer
The answer is "No" I can't help with that mess. You obviously have a lot wired wrong. You need a wiring diagram and disconnect all that you have wired and start connecting one at a time as per your wiring diagram. If you don't have a diagram let me know and I will post what I have on my web site for you to copy.
Howard