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Starter Relay '76B

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Confused about how to wire the starter relay, problem one, if you hold the relay with the two closest posts to the right for reference, the shop manual labels them as this, top right as C2, bottom right as W2, middle as W1 and left as C, the actual relay is as follows, top right W2, bottom right as C1 center as C2 and left as W1, question, do I wire to position or to the letter and number? Next, the manual calls for C2 to be wired to WN, W2 to B, W1 to WR and C to N, next problem, I can't locate a WR wire, next I have a double solid blue(u) wire (the manual states solid blue for headlights??) this wire goes "hot" when the key is moved to the start position, should this be in place of the WR wire? Long question but anyhelp would be great, Thanks!!
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Chuck, Thanks for the reply, but the diagram didnn't come up, I have both the Haynes and a shop manual let me know if it came from a different source, I have another question, Lucas relay, John from University Motors stated to wire this relay as follows, N to the copper spade, the one that is offset from the others, the spade opposite this gets the WB and the WR and the B wires are attatched to the other terminals in no particular order, my problem, I'm not sure which one is the offset temrminal(and I can not determine a copper colored spade. If you look at the relay with the mounting plate at twelve o'clock the spades are as follows:12 o'clock spade is vertical, below this spade, horizontal and below this one a horizontal spade, at 9 and 3 o'clock the spades are vertical, any idea what goes where?? Thanks again, John
 
give the diagram a chance it's a real big file. I can go out tommorrow and check on a couple of cars and see how they are wired
 
One thing that may help is to use a ohmmeter. You should find two of the terminals give you a resistance reading and the other two will be open.
 
actually, 2 terminals will be at a resistance of about 0 ohms and 2 will read infinity. the coil will give you a reading that will be significantly higher than the normally closed contacts, but probably less than 100 ohms
 
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