Technical Wiring a chrysler starter

I'm wiring a 29 dodge, using an early eighties dodge motorhome 360 and 727, got the stock relay and starter, but don't understand fully how they work. I'm in need of a simple diagram and explanation of how the relay works. The starter has two lugs, one heavy for the battery cable, the other very small for a smaller gauge wire. The relay has two push on connectors, one heavy terminal for the battery cable and a smaller, but heavy screw on type terminal. I can't supply pics, the car is miles from me, going to his shop to finish this thing. Otherwise, the car, steering column and engine are wired like a chev. Can you help?

 

There were several different flavors of that relay, some with more, some with fewer pins. This is a typical older one, although I think the G terminal might be connected to the neutral safety switch on the transmission (center pin on the 3 pin connector near the shift lever)

 

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The G wire would go to neutral switch on tranny it is the ground for the relay for when in park or neutral.

 

Now can we draw the ignition switch into this diagram?

 

sure, But only the Battery and Starter connections are shown, you'll have to get a bigger piece of paper if you want the ignition circuit added!

 

Since you are building this rod for yourself, you can simplify the wiring a lot. That is how Chrysler did it for the mulitude. Bones

 

I have a generic Ignition switch with 3+1 posts: BAT - ACC - IGN - and ST on the center pin. Does #4 on the relay go to the ST center post, or the outer post labeled IGN?

 

ST terminal on switch goes to #4 on the relay. IGN goes to the coil. You need to test your switch and see if the ignition terminal is still hot in the start position. If not, you need to run a wire from the #3 terminal to the starter and the coil so it has ignition power when cranking the motor. Factory Chrysler ignition switch has a second ignition terminal just for that circuit.

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Thanks.

 

Guys, I know this is an old thread but it allowed me to understand something and do something today to my car that I was procrastinating on. I know it is simple to some but its it double Dutch (are we still allowed to say that?) to others ie; me in this instance. I appreciate the individual and collective knowledge of the HAMB. Thanks...Rodsports.