Desert Rat
Well Known Member
Hey All-
I've reviewed previous threads etc but have a couple of questions;
1.
Van says remove the starter jumper, Sky-tec says leave it. I understand the reasoning behind both philosophies. The starter that came on my engine is a 149-12XLT. The only thread I could find on this is a few years old and I'm not sure which model starter it was talking about.
Is there really a run on issue with this particular starter such that I would see any real benefit to ditching the jumper and going with a wire from the I terminal on the relay? If so, can anybody comment on what gauge that wire should be? I really have no idea how many amps that thing can pull.
2.
Is there any problem with routing the big starter wire, alternator B-lead and field wire all together?
It would certainly make life easier to just bundle them, but in the back of my mind I have this fuzzy recollection that you shouldn't route the field wire with anything else. I don't know if that's true or if I am mis-remembering. I can't find anything on Vans drawings that says one way or the other.
I've reviewed previous threads etc but have a couple of questions;
1.
Van says remove the starter jumper, Sky-tec says leave it. I understand the reasoning behind both philosophies. The starter that came on my engine is a 149-12XLT. The only thread I could find on this is a few years old and I'm not sure which model starter it was talking about.
Is there really a run on issue with this particular starter such that I would see any real benefit to ditching the jumper and going with a wire from the I terminal on the relay? If so, can anybody comment on what gauge that wire should be? I really have no idea how many amps that thing can pull.
2.
Is there any problem with routing the big starter wire, alternator B-lead and field wire all together?
It would certainly make life easier to just bundle them, but in the back of my mind I have this fuzzy recollection that you shouldn't route the field wire with anything else. I don't know if that's true or if I am mis-remembering. I can't find anything on Vans drawings that says one way or the other.