Re: A Tale of Two Patricians

Posted by Packard Don On 2021/3/16 21:52:02

It has only the factory wiring harness and no extra wires so with the body feed disconnected, the generator really has nothing connected it that could feed back into the lights but the solenoid itself being at fault is a possibility.

The key is off (it’s not even inserted into the ignition) but the small start wire is still connected to the solenoid as I could see no reason to disconnect it so maybe somehow it’s getting feedback through that.

Farther back in this thread I noted that touching the body feed to the battery terminal, there is a soft click, then the starter tries feebly to turn so maybe more evidence of a faulty solenoid. This uses the large solenoid which may be different than yours and I don’t think I have any spares so I’ll have to order one.

To answer your last question, if I disconnect the battery everything goes off, of course, and it is disconnected now.