on a fender mounted starter selinoid (ford) does ignition voltage pass thru it to distributor to start
Dec 31, 2010 at 12:43 AM
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No. The starter solenoid uses a small amount of current (supplied by the ignition key) to activate a larger amount of current to turn the starter motor. They only call it "ignition key" because it turns on the engine.
Your ignition gets it's voltage from the battery, which first flows through a wire that has a specific resistance to it. The ignition module supplies the signal telling the coil when to fire.
Your ignition gets it's voltage from the battery, which first flows through a wire that has a specific resistance to it. The ignition module supplies the signal telling the coil when to fire.
Feb 6, 2011 at 1:44 PM
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