Re: Starter Solinoid 356 connections

Posted by HH56 On 2015/8/11 9:58:47

The two small terminals on top are the starter terminals but all they do is connect to a relay coil. If your remote starter is just a pushbutton with two wires and you are only looking to bump the starter I would place the two clips on the starter switch at the carb. Disable the spark, turn the key on and pushing the button will be the same as stepping on the accelerator except there won't be any gas squirting in the carb.

If you do want to go to the starter solenoid then it gets more complicated. One of the wires on the screws comes from the carb switch and if the key is on supplies 6v when the accelerator is pressed. If the car is stock, on a 356 engine there is a starter safety circuit and the other wire comes from the A terminal of voltage regulator and ground to the relay is provided thru the generator. In some cases that starter safety circuit is disabled and ground is connected directly to the other screw.

To use the remote starter at the solenoid and not need the key on, to make it easy and not have to identify wires you can remove both wires from the screws. Connect the remote switch so one clip is on the large bat terminal and the other clip to one small screw on the solenoid. Connect the other small screw to ground. If you're working on lifters and switch cable is only 3' long you may want a longer cable if you connect to the solenoid.