Im trying to put my starter back in after some maintenance that required removing it. I have gotten the wirring mixed up though. There are two heavy gauge wires, one red, and one black with a red stripe. I cant remember where the black one with the red stripe goes. I believe it is a ground.

I am at work now and do not remember the set up on my Loyale, but I would measue the resistance on those cables. The one with zero or close to zero ohms would be the ground.

 

Good luck,

Sam

I could tell from looking which one was ground, just didnt remember where it bolted down and it had a strange crimp on the end. I just bolted it up at the bottom starter mount and it starts fine. My corner lights and tail lamps stay lighted now but I think thats an unrelated issue.

somick, if you could take a look though and see where your ground is grounded I would appreciate it. even though it works I'd like to have it in the proper spot.

Your corner lamps and tail lights probably are on because of the switch above the steering wheel for the parking lights... this has happened A LOT in the past for other people... probably got bumped... Check that.

Wow! Thanks rugby_subie, I was shooting all kinds of wires and getting nowhere. It was blowing my mind but it was just a switch that I had hit.

I remember seeing it and thinking what does this do?... Oh nothing. you saved my weekend because I would have wasted so much time and I never would have thought to go to that switch.

Dont thank me tons of people have done it on here, and Ive read it was a common problem that people just flick it.

 

Im glad, my car, I have to push my knob in and turn it to get my parking lights on with the key not on... So I just dont "bump" it.

 

glad you didnt waste a whole weekend!

Enjoy your weekend!