70 CJ5 225 Starter Wiring HELP!!

Just finished putting in the rebuilt starter and the diagram I wrote down only had 2 connections and now there are three! Can anyone tell me how an original starter is wired???? Thanks

 

OK, on the starter solenoid there are three studs. One large one and two small ones. The large one has the battery cable and a large yellow wire,got that part figured out. There are two smaller studs and I have a small blue wire that goes to one of them. Does it matter which small stud is used or are they the same??????

 

here's a picture.................10 ga. red from atl. and battery cable to the center large stud, ligth green from ing switch to small stud.........good luck

 

DG, I hooked it up like your pic and she fired right up! Thanks! There is another small stud with the letter "R" beside it. Is this just an extra with nothing hooked up to it?

 

the "r' terminal 'should' have a wire on it going to the coil. unneeded for hei conversion.

 

Hmmmm...... I have the standard point ignition but no wire from the R terminal to the coil???????

 

I recall a previous discussion some time ago here about an extra terminal going unused. IIRC, the small post the most lateral to the engine goes unused. I'll go outside and double check on mine this morning.

Edit: just checked. Yep, it's the R terminal that has nothing on any of mine. HTH.

 

In theory, there should be a wire going from the "R" terminal on the starter to the "+" terminal on the ignition coil. When the starter engages, the "R" terminal sends a full 12V to the coil (rather than the 6-9V it usually gets after running through the ignition resistor) to aid in starting the engine. If yours starts right up for you, I wouldn't be too worried about it.

 

sparky, your wiring diagram does not match the factory diagram. the picture below was taken from the fsm 1046 and clearly shows the three wires coming the solenoid.

now; the question is, does one need the third wire from the r terminal. imho the third wire is not needed..............................

 

I may be missing something but the wiring diagram that Sparky mentions is the same as the factory wiring diagram. The former being much easier to read though, thanks to a forum member that put it together. Both show 3 wires leading to the solenoid.