so for that ignition/power block I would just like to delete the other thing and delete the ugly wad of wires there in the drivers wall. so my question is do I just connect the starter signal wire coming off the gm starter to that rubber boot wire coming through the firewall and just put the yellow, black, hot starter wire, and alternator wires all on the positive post of the battery? any help would be great. thanks...

 

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post some pics so can understand better what you got going on.

 

Give us a diagram or something of what your wanting to do. Would help a lot....

 

these are the main wires im working with minus the battery and starter cables.



this is the solenoid that sits in the bay on the drivers side. its for the stock 2.3 but I believe it is unnecessary after switching to the gm starter and motor. (not mine)



this is a diagram of the three post design even though mine Is a 4 post design with the only difference being there is an additional small post that runs to the smaller post on the starter

 

looks like everything on the red battery cable post is needs to stay to pick up power. battery cable can go directly to battery post on starter. the wire that pushes on should go to crank starter on S terminal. I would hook all wires that hook on with red cable now I would put on back battery stud on altenator. Run a heavy wire to either battery or starter battery post to carry charging current to system.

 

so what your saying is to hook the "S" (small starter post wire) and "I" (the push on red with blue stripe wire) wires together and that should trigger the solenoid on the starter so that the motor can fire up correct?

and judging from the rest of what you said I can run a wire from the battery post on the starter to the battery post on the alternator that will have the yellow and black/white stripe wires to run the 12v accessories in the cabin and run a cable from the alternator post to the battery post correct?

 

Good, I think about doing this withOUT key lock ignition.

 

Yes I believe so because those other wires just need to pick up power. Looks like they were picking up power as ford had it arranged. You can do that by going to back of altenator or battery post at starter. Which ever way will work it depends on how clean you make it. You do need to have the stud on back of altenator getting back to battery somehow. Either directly altenator to battery or running it to battery post on starter to do that. Either way work it depend on how clean you want it, hope this helps. The little push on wire activates starter S terminal from key.

 

Don't worry about the coil wire.

 

What color is the "coil" wire and what does it do?

 

EIGHT YEARS later?? Really??