I did it from above, scraped my knuckles good :) I had a short pigtail in my parts bag, with right angle female spade. I got that end on the solenoid after an hour of trying. Old anglo saxon words were used. alistair
On 22-Dec-10, at 7:02 PM, Richard Jones wrote: Alistair wrote: > Also make sure the > spade connector from ign to solenoid is on there good and tight. If I > had the chance, i'd replace that terminal with a screw on connection. > I found it most vexing when it came adrift on a trip this last > summer, very awkward to re-attach on the road. Syncro bro Bob and I strongly agree with this. We spent over an hour under his van in Maybell, Colorado--"conveniently located in the middle of nowhere"--working to get his reattached. Four hands and a table knife and a pair of vice grips finally did it. Richard |
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