My car ( 64 galaxie 390 ) drove to work this morning ok , then it wouldnt start at lunch, cranked and cranked but no spark, the "I" terminal on the soleniod looked pretty bad so I put a new solenoid and still nothing, can I run a jump wire from that terminal right to the coil and try that to see could get it to start, am I correct in thinking the "I" wire goes from the solenoid to the coil? any info would be helpfull , thanks.
Dont have a schematic handy but that could just be the wire from the ignition switch to pull the contacts inwhen you turn the switch to start.. Dave
Ya, the I terminal is the trigger wire from your key switch. The wire on the (+) coil should be hot on the key and in start. Check that first before changing any wiring.
Thanks , In the process of testing stuff I realized my new F'n coil is cracked, Ill replace the coil and then retry it.
The wire on the I terminal goes directly to the + side of the ignition coil. It bypasses the resister to give the coil more voltage while starting.
I just wanted to jump those two together to see if that wire was the problem before I took the harness apart , If I made a jumper wire hooked the two posts up and it started then Id know Id have to start some wire repairs, but since I found my coil cracked I ll start with that. Its good to know, Ive not have had a car with a seperate solenoid before, so I didnt want to do it wrong.