Starter Solenoid Question - Push vs. Non-Push

[Andrew1]

Hello all.

I wanted to inquire about starter solinoids for BJ8. I recently had problems with my stater, and thank goodness for that little manual push button on the solenoid, or I would have unecessarily had the starter off. The fault was in the solenoid itself.

My 1967 Bj8 was about 200 cars from the end of the production line, and my parts supplier spec'ed out a solenoid (lucas repro) that does not look like the push button type. She said that this one was used on later Bj8's.

I want to findout from the experts in the forum to verify that the Bj8 could have used two alternative stater solenoids?

This solenoid also has an extra small-sized lucar terminal that was explained as a "take off for the coil". I don't know what that means?

Thanks,

Andrew

 

[Keoke]

Hi Andrew,There are some non Healey starter relays that have a terminal that routes a direct wire from the battery to the coil to bypass the voltage dropping ballast resisitors usually contained in coil circuits in the run position.However, the original Healey starter button type solenoid does not include that function. The small Lucar terminal on the button type solenoid is connected to the starter button/Igntion switch in the cockpit.---Fwiw---Keoke

 

[Andrew1]

Thanks as always Keoke:

Were there ever any Healey Bj8's shipped with a starter solenoid different than the push button style?

- Andrew -

 

[Keoke]

HI Andrew, no not to my knowledge. The only cars that I have seen without the push button solenoid all had aftermarket parts in place.---Fwiw---Keoke

 

[zblu]

Early landrovers used the same push button solenoid, they would have been from the same parts bin, you might get an original part under a different part number!, might be cheaper too!