Starter Relay Solenoid Question

skykeith said

There is no excuse for the parts guy not giving you what you wanted and making sure it was right. These universal solenoids are not Ford solenoids. A Ford solenoid grounds the relay through the mounting bracket. These solenoids have both ends of the coil terminated to external studs so you can control power and ground to the coil. I have used several of them on rewire jobs and they work great. It requires replacing all the terminal ends and is not worth doing on a stock car.

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You may be right, but without a part number no one knows. There are several wiring configurations for various solenoids. Another example is the older Fords with push-button start and lots of tractors. ON those, the push button was a grounding button, and the coil of the relay was internally connected to one battery stud.

It's obvious, this so called "parts guy" needs LOTS of education. If he'd pulled that on me, the manager, he, and I would have been having a loud, long, heated conversation.

This might seem like a minor mistake, but what if you drove 40 miles to get it? Took time off work? Or what if it was a part that MATTERS?

(Let's say he gave you an older "stick" relay, which has no place for the neutral safety switch?)