Replacing bad starter, only 1 yellow wire connected?

[Hunt3R]

My starter is dying on my 86 Carrera so I was following this tech article about replacing it: Pelican Technical Article: 911 Starter Installation.

And it says I should have 2 yellow wires connected to the spade terminals: "The larger (2.5mm) yellow wire carries the control signal from the ignition switch. The smaller yellow wire (.5mm, may also have a colored stripe) activates the cold-start injector when the starter is engaged."

The bad starter solenoid does have a bottom terminal but there was nothing connected to it and I only have 1 yellow wire that was connected to the top spade terminal. Is this to be expected? The tech article was written for an SC, maybe something changed by '86? Here's all I see there after removing the starter



I think the solenoid is bad because cranking voltage to the solenoid output terminal was a couple volts low and sometimes the car just won't even try to crank. Other times it'll start right up, seems to be getting worse though.

I already ordered the high torque starter from our host and should have it in a couple days but it didn't say anything about them accepting a core charge for returning the old starter, can I return it to Pelican for some money? I'd hate to throw it in the garbage if it can be rebuilt...

[timmy2]

Your car doesn't happen to have fuel injection does it?
No CSV after CIS, no yellow wire needed.
That starter has a label saying remanufactured, Send it in for re-remanufacturing?

[spuggy]

Originally Posted by Hunt3R

Is this to be expected? The tech article was written for an SC, maybe something changed by '86? Here's all I see there after removing the starter

Yes and Yes - CIS has a cold-start valve (CSV). Motronic (84-on) doesn't.

[Hunt3R]

Ah. I read CSV and thought ICV. Thanks.