Push Button Starter

[Arne Edwards]

hi all, i am new but i was told by a jeep buddy this was a cool forum. so here goes: i have a 1985 Bronco, 351W A/T. i want to put a push button starter stitch in the cigarette lighter spot. i have the button and it fits,

which two wires do i take from the ignition module (on the steering column) to hook this up>?

thanks in advance.

Arne.

 

[superdude144]

i actually put one in my 87 because the ignition cylinder kept breaking off. what i did was jus run another wire to the solenoid and ground one out. i still had to put a new tumbler in to turn the ignition to on and allow the fuel pump to prime the cylinders, otherwise it will just crank the engine over and over but never fire up. if i missed a step its cause i did it a while ago and the memory isnt so great, somebody else should be able to correct me if im wrong about anything. good luck

 

[BLADE262US]

Well theres really nothing in that circuit that you want to ground out unless you have a couple cans of magic smoke laying around to replace it with . What you would have to do probably easiest if your set on having a push button starter is to find a spot in the fuse box that is hot ( has 12 volts on it when the key is on ) because as the previous poster said you will have to turn the key switch to supply power to the EEC and fuel pumps anyway . Now that youve found that get whats called a fuse tap it slides over the fuse leg and then you plug the fuse back in now you have a fused power source to work with . The fuse tap has a spade connector at the end so you will need the female end of the spade connector and some wire . Connect the wire to the fuse tap and then to one side ( connector ) of your push button . Now when you turn the key on and push the button you will have 12 Volts at the other connector on your push button . Now run a wire from that connector on the pushbutton out through the firewall . Route the wire neatly and securely to the starter solenoid on the passenger side firewall . You will then unplug the little wire going to the small post on the starter solenoid . These are threaded I think it was 10/32 not sure on that one so you can secure your new wire on to that post with a ring terminal on the new wire and a 10/32 nut or you can get a bullet connector end and slip it over the threads of the post like the original . Now when you turn the key on and push the button the starter relay will pull in and the motor will crank and hopefully start . If you have the newer starter in there that has a solenoid attached to it as well you will need to run a second wire down to it and do the same thing you did with this one or the next option the one I would do is make a small jumper wire that connected to the big wire on the starter and run it to the small connector on the solenoid on the starter that way as soon as the solenoid on the fender wall pulled in it would supply power to the starter as well as make its solenoid pull in . I myself would rather just turn the key the extra little bit and be on my way but to each his own . /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[BRONCOKID88]

In my 88 I just ran two wires from a switch on the dash to the solenoid on the fender and put one on the small post and another on the larger post the positive battery cable goes into. All you are doing is bypassing the solenoid. I have been wanting to wire it to the ignition module but I've never took the time to do it. If I ever find the wires to use I'll post them up.

Mitch

 

[BLADE262US]

Your not actually bypassing the solenoid your providing another way to apply 12 volts to the solenoid for it to pull in . A switch to bypass the solenoid would have to have a pretty hefty amp rating . Keep in mind that when you do this that you are bypassing the safeties and if its a manual tranny when you push that button key on or off it is going to move if in gear . Thats why I suggested a hot with key on terminal in the fuse box not direct to the battery which even if done that way should have a fuse inline to keep a short from burning down your truck . I figure if you turned the key on you intended to start it /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[BRONCOKID88]

Did you have to point out I was wrong? In my head I know how it works even if I say it wrong. lol.

I put mine in originaly as a temp solution for a broke ignition actuator

now 3 years later it is still there....

and I din't use a fuse...

I knew I should have but I didn't have one and never bothered to add one...

if my truck catches fire I'll just come crying to you guys....

Quick where is some wood to knock on... /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

here is a link that might help you if you want to wire it to the ignition switch

http://www.fordfuelinjection.com/public/Ig...chConnector.gif

Mitch