Pink Resistor Wire Question

[kukm66]

After tracint the pink resistor wire path on the diagram, I noticed that it pigtails at the firewall. One wire gies to the coil and the brown one to the starter solenoid.

Since there is a voltage drop due to the resistor, is it critical for the brown wire to utilize the pink resistor wire.

 

[ludwig]

Read this, it tells you more than you ever need to know about the infamous pink wire:

http://fordsix.com/forum/viewtopic.php? ... +pink+wire

 

[Bort62]

To answer your question directly, the wire to the solenoid provides a full 12V to the coil when cranking.

If you look at the diagram it makes sense.

If bypassing the pink wire, then the wire to the solenoid can be removed.

In fact, it has to be removed or else your starter will try to draw sufficient current to crank through the ignition switch, which isn't good.

 

[jamyers]

To answer your question directly, the wire to the solenoid provides a full 12V to the coil when cranking.

If you look at the diagram it makes sense.

If bypassing the pink wire, then the wire to the solenoid can be removed.

In fact, it has to be removed or else your starter will try to draw sufficient current to crank through the ignition switch, which isn't good.

I like to think of the brown wire as coming FROM the solenoid switch to the coil, instead of from the wiring harness TO the solenoid. Makes better sense to me, at least.

And yes, remove it if you bypass the Dreaded Pink Wire - don't do like I did and try to fry wires under your dash.

 

[Bort62]

And yes, remove it if you bypass the Dreaded Pink Wire - don't do like I did and try to fry wires under your dash.

I knew someone had that problem on here