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You are looking at a Lawn Tractor Starter Relay that I use for my manual glow plug system. I have been using it for over a year now and it has proven to be as good as any solenoid you can get for this application. I am very disorganized here at the house - ask Kenny! I found several Ford...

Mike! Just wanted to let you know that I found the problem with the alternator. One of the blue wires that must be a fuseable link was roasted half in two. Until I can purchase another one of these, I installed a 30amp Buss fuse and holder just to see if the system would go back up...it did...

Thanks Mike, now I'l only need one disconnect switch instead of two!

RE: Re: #1 Alternator That's what I thought Mike. I guess the alternator in question tried to overcoe the draw on the batteries to keep the starter turning. It might be interesting to know the proper sequence for emergency battery disconnect so that I can install and use the battery...

#1 Alternator Thanks for the tip mangus580! I have a feeling that I blew a diode or two inside of the alternator because of the way I disconnected the battery posts - I actually wound up cutting the positive wire off of the front battery because I could not get the battery post off.....the...

RE: The way my truck is wired Yea Mike, everything running from the steering column works off of the 12 volt side of the electrical system. Once you get into the starter relay and see how it works it all comes together with common sense. Now I have to figure out what took place with...

The way my truck is wired Good Morning all! I just did a test of all the wires that run to the starter relay in my dashboard and found the following: The purple wire with the white stripe comes from the steering column. When you turn the ignition switch to the start position, it shoots 12...

red wire versus the purple wire I traced the circuit inside of the bad relay and found that the red wire actually provides the power that cranks the starter once the relay trips. I may be wrong but I think the purpose of the additional solenoid was to prevent premature failure of the ignition...

The truck is running again! Thanks for that tip Bjorn and I did make sure each battery was topped off before starting the truck again. Something must have happened to Alternator #1 because the light stays on continuously and this has never happened before. I looked over the fuseable links on...

I found the source of the problem! Turns out the starter solenoid inside the cab was the culprit! It was simple to remove and once I had it out I pried the tabs up that hold the cover onto the solenoid and saw where the points were fused together big time! I plan to by the American made...

Yes Jon I sure will! I remember passing that street once or twice while we were out there last year. I have also been to Dave Walker's place and he's a great guy to deal with! I wouldn't mind living in Hesperia myself by the way - very nice town. The restaurants in the local area are superb...

Jon!!!! Thanks for that thread! I got some very useful information and cut and pasted everything into a message to myself for future reference. I am supposed to be out in Hesperia right now but had to delay my plans because of a house that I am working on over at our local beach - that's...

Thanks Bjorn I thought about that as well. Once I disconnect the solenoid wire from the starter and hool up the batteries once again I will know at that time. I pulled the plug off of the solenoid in the dash that relates to the starter- if I don't see the starter turn, I'll know where the...

Thanks Mike! I just went out to the truck and found the relay but don't know how to remove it. Does it bolt in from underneath or slide out somehow? I hope that's the problem but my other concern is the horn that started sounding towards the end! If the alternators are still okay, I'll be...

I found a post that indicates the part number of the solenoid as being 15591718 available at gmpartsdirect.com for $15.00. Looks like I will start there.

Okay Mike, I'll check it out. I have lots of TMs on the CUCV so I am sure one of them will have a wiring schematic. One other thing I did not mention was that the horn started blowing about the time I finally pulled the cables off of the batteries - that would surely indicate melted wires...

Thanks Mike! Would the relay be located inside the cab by chance? I did smell something electrical inside the cab after I managed to kill the power to the truck - smelled more like a semiconductor than insulation though.

Thanks for the info! I think there's more to fix than just the short in the start circuit. What did you wind up replacing during the repair process?

When I started my 1986 M1008A1 CUCV yesterday evening, the starter continued to run after I returned the key to the run position and even when I returned the ignition switch to the lock position. I had to go under the hood and disconnect the battery terminals before the starter would stop...