i wasnt brave enough to take the starter itself apart since it was working just fine, aside from the foot switch.
a copy and paste from my original blog post on the website for the truck:
http://49chev6400.webs.com/apps/blog/ a little note to make here, is that the gear wont quite engage properly when the electricity is applied directly to the nub. it turns out that the foot pedal is needed to actually push the gear forward when starting.
i figured that once it was seen how i got the starter modified to accommodate a direct wire connection, that common wiring practices for installing a solenoid would take over, and that i would not have to explain a common procedure.
so.....you push the starter floor pedal from inside the cab. this acts like a clutch for the starter now. then you push the push starter button on the dash, and the engine turns over. release both foot pedal and starter button when the engine starts up.
i had hoped that this starter was like modern starters when i started this project, and that the gear on the starter was spring loaded, and would eliminate the need of the pedal. turns out i was wrong, it makes me wonder when the mechanisms that make a modern starter work automatically were added to starters in the first place then.
continuing.....so this new wire post is directly connected to the second terminal of the solenoid, and the primary terminal of the solenoid is directly connected to the battery. then there is the ground post, and the signal post which goes into the cab and up to the push button starter. the push button starter gets its 12 volts from a power distribution block under the dash that i have installed for 12v accessory add on purposes. such as this one:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/28445173?...;wl5=pla&wl6=19880599990&veh=sem i have added two pictures to my blog that should hopefully fill in any gaps at this point.
i used the factory original fuse block where applicable, and added new fuse blocks where necessary.
where possible, i followed the original wiring diagram, diverging only where the 12v conversion made it necessary, or when items i needed were missing, or when i needed to add a fuse for safety.
also, thank you for your active interest in this post, it has let me know that there were questions to be asked that i didnt know to ask about.
