To start and run a vintage car, you need only four wires—three for the starter and one for the coil. To recap: Thick, red wire from battery positive to threaded post on the starter motor. It can be a jumper cable, but if you need to move the car, a secured battery cable is much better.

Where do the wires go on the starter?

A basic ground system is as follows: Always use a heavy ground cable and connect one end to the negative battery terminal, and the other end to the starter motor or engine block as close to the starter as possible.

What wires go to a GM starter?

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What color wires go to the starter?

Blue wire is the start signal from the key.

What wire goes where?

The white wire is the neutral wire, which takes any unused electricity and current and sends them back to the breaker panel. The plain (or it can sometimes be green) wire is the ground wire, which will take electricity back to the breaker panel, then outside to a rod thats buried in the ground.

What does R mean on a key switch?

B = Battery. G = Ground. I = Ignition. R = Regulator/Rectifier.

What is S and R on a starter?

The S stands for Start, and the R stands for Resistor, I believe. The S terminal is wired to the start terminal on the ignition switch. If the vehicle is equipped with a neutral safety switch, it will also be in this circuit. The positive cable connects the positive + battery terminal to the starter solenoid.

What does the M stand for on a key switch?

magneto M (magneto), is found in applications where the key switch functions to kill the ignition spark by shunting the magneto primary wire (kill wire) to ground when the key is turn OFF.