Technical Starter button wiring

I don't know what the technical term is but someone mentioned using a starting button. Do I just run the two wires to the starter relay?

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Might depend what kind of starter it is, and what kind of relay it is, etc. I expect someone knows the answers to these questions from reading all your other threads, but not all of us do.

 

some starter buttons ground the circuit to the solenoid, some send power to it. what do you have?

 

In order to start your vehicle, you will still have to a switched 12V power to your ignition. Either with the ignition switch, toggle switch or whatever you want.
As far as the starter button, you can really use any Normally open momentary contact button.
You can set it up for a push button or a pull switch and if you run this to a starter relay you can pretty much use anything. This is because the relay will take the amp load not the button.
In my old 1930 model A roadster I just had a pull lever on a spring that when I pulled it I engaged a set of contacts that enabled the starter solenoid.


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Fords in the later thirties and forties were 6 volt and had starter buttons. The used a solenoid between the battery and starter. The solenoid was activated by a button that connected to ground. Most of the later cars and set ups use a 12 volts system. If you want to use a switch and starter button that looks like the early systems you need a solenoid that operates by a wire going to ground. My 40 is 12 volt and uses a grounding solenoid so only one wire goes to the button. My Model A is 12 volt and uses a starter button that brings power back to the solenoid requiring two wires. My 47 is stock 6 volt and uses a one wire starter button that goes to ground. Its not rocket science, every combination is possible.

 

I have nothing. I wanted to rig something up temporarily so I don't fry my ass hot wiring it with a screw driver

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well, you must have something or you wouldnt be trying to start it! what car ya got? how many volts?

 

is it a Chevy engine?

 

Time out . Starter buttons are used on race cars all the time as are toggle switches. Research that on the web . You will uncover diagrams that will show you.

 

Are you talking about the 1947 Ford coupe or something else? Tell the rest of us unwashed what specifics you are working on ?

 

Use a momentary switch to the same contact points you were doing before with your screwdriver.

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Sorry yes my 47 ford with a 351w

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You probably have a starter relay, just use a momentary push button switch and jump from battery stud to start stud on the relay!








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Battery cable connects to one big terminal on the Ford starter relay. Other big terminal connects to the big terminal on the Ford starter (I'm assuming you're using a normal Ford starter that does not have a solenoid can on it). The small S terminal connects to one side of your two terminal push button switch. Connect a smaller wire from the big terminal that the battery cable connects to, to the other side of the push button switch.

push the button, it sends power to the S terminal, which closes the relay, and connects the starter wire to the battery...wah wah wah...

 

He might be using a late model (2016) doo flangy starter button, who knows???

 

early ford starter buttons go to ground. you need one that sends power to signal a modern solenoid.