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Originally Posted by 88911coupe
I recently purchased one of these to track down a starting issue and eliminate the infamous "yellow wire" from the equation. However I kept wondering why you would not just connect the two large bolts on the solenoid then I realized that would only energize the starter motor and cause it to spin...it would not cause the solenoid to push out the lever and engage the starter gear teeth...correct?
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The solenoid is there, in part to move the pinion gear forward to mesh with the flywheel teeth and as a large capacity switch to simultaneously connect the battery to the starter motor.
In order to connect the battery directly to the motor, your remote starter switch must be of equivalent capacity less the switch contacts become overheated.
A permanently-mounted remote switch in the engine compartment, as suggested by Rarly, is quite handy for compression testing, valve adjustment, ignition timing and other tasks requiring semi-precise crank rotation or cranking the engine.
Sherwood