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Jacques – the solenoid I have is an isolated ground type, it is not grounded through a bracket or wire connected to the solenoid body or base. So one of the small solenoid terminals would have to go to ground.
The neutral safety switch is mounted on the side of the block above the gear shift actuator cam, and is wired separately from the engine mounted starter switch as shown in my picture. I had previously found the attached wiring diagram from Maxrules and although it is for a remote controlled motor, it’s the closest thing I found to my situation and it shows one of the small terminals wired to ground.
Dale – the wiring harness for the neutral safety switch shown in my picture appears to be an original harness, i.e. not something the previous owner rigged up. And the circuiting for that harness matches what is shown in the attached wiring diagram. I think both the starter switch wire and neutral safety switch wire should go to the same small terminal on the solenoid and the other solenoid small terminal goes to ground.
Bob
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