cal camara

I am replacing my starter on a 69 with a 383. I am trying to replace it with a hi torque motor. The new motor is supposed to fit my 69 small block. Power premium plus from Napa. It has only the positive cable post and red ignition wire. My stock starter has 3 posts, one that a purple wire attaches to.

1. What do I do with the purple wire, is it a coil wire?
2. Is this the wrong starter?


thanks

cal

CanadaGrant

Only The "S" (start) wire or the one closest to the block is used on the new starter as the "R" (run) wire which is the closest one to the fender or outer wire is not used on the new high torque starter. I used some shrink tubing on mine and tied it back in case I want to use it again.

cal camara

My HT starter has a top connection for positive bat cable, and one terminal on the fender side.

My original had the upper bat terminal, a fender side terminal that had a red wire, and a block side terminal that had a purple wire. Which is the start wire that I connect to the fender side the new starter?

directions are unclear.

thanks

cal

CanadaGrant

You don't use the R wire on the new starter. Just the S wire. Look at your old starter solenoid and you will see the terminals marked S and R.
Just use the wire that came off the S terminal. The wires on my 69 BB are cloth wrapped so are not the same color but the solenoid should be marked.

cal camara

Ok got it.
The start wire must hook to ignition switch. What did the run wire hook to and why isn't needed?

thanks
again

cal

'75

The wire from the r terminal used to go to the coil to give added power to the coil while the starter was cranking. The new hi torque starter does not have this feature and it's not needed since the new starter uses less amperage.

cal camara

Thanks. That makes sense.

Does a stock starter use the run wire if you have converted to a HEI Dist?

thanks

cal

'75

No, HEI doesn't need it.

lionelhutz

The purple wire is the one you want.

The red wire should not be connected. Check up by the distributor and see what happens with it up there.

There are mini-starters that have solenoids with the terminal for the red wire. Not as common as the ones without but they do exist.