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Old Britts Starter wiring harness

The wire harness
The wiring harness along with the starter.

The starter battery wires are color coded for a negative grounded system, but by following the information below all will work correctly. This harness consist of the following:

  • One clear with red ends #4 gauge wire that connects the power to the starter.
    The 5/16" lug connects to the threaded lug on the starter. We will make this connection prior to shipping.
    For positive ground systems the 1/4" lug connects to the negative side of the battery.
    For negative ground systems the 1/4" lug connects to the positive side of the battery.
  • One black #4 gauge wire that grounds the starter motor.
    The 3/8" lug connects to the rear starter bracket allen bolt. The bolt is threaded through the starter bracket and through the engine cradle. The lug is threaded over the end of the bolt that sticks out from the inside of the engine cradle.
    For positive ground systems the 1/4" lug connects to the positive side of the battery.
    For negative ground systems the 1/4" lug connects to the negative side of the battery.
  • One five foot long #14 gauge white/red wire that connects to the starter button. This wire is pre-attached to the starter and to be cut to the desired length. A male bullet connector (51-900269) is included to be used if the stock switch cluster is used for the starter button (see Lucas Bullet Type Terminaland Installation).
  • One 30 amp power relay is wired to the starter. This relay is required incase the stock switch cluster or another switch is being used where the voltage drop is greater than 11 volts.
    Power relay wiring
    Power relay wiring.

Pre-MK3 switch cluster wiring diagram
Pre-MK3 switch cluster wiring diagram.

If you are using the stock switch clusters, one button is not normally used. This button is on the cluster with the turn switch. This cluster is normally found on the left side, with the un-used button on the bottom, however you may find this button on the top or on the right side. Trace the cluster wires to where they plug into a bunch of wires under the gas tank. Find the white/red wire and unplug the wire coming from the connector, leaving the connector plugged into the wire coming from the switch cluster. Thread the white/red wire from the starter through the frame and plug it into the connector.

testing starter
Testing wiring harness, starter motor and shimming.

We highly recommend purchasing our wiring harness because we can not only test the harness, but the starter motor and the shimming of the clutch basket. If the ring gear, on the back of the clutch basket, is too close to the starter motor, the starter gear cannot fully engage the ring gear. We also use special, very flexible, 4 gauge wires that make hooking up the starter to the battery very easy.

The current price for this harness (38-600210) is: $50.00 as of 02/12/21


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