Some kind of big ol' terminals?

Huh??

Harbor Freight?

Is this a switch to permit "bumping" the starter from the engine bay location? Build a sheet metal bracket that will fit under the big "diagnostic socket" for one possibility.

Speedy Jim

Diagnostic socket? In a 71 bus? They had those? I'll be hornswoggled.

A remote starting switch -- you know: start the engine without clambering up into the driver's seat. Switch has two leads: one for battery +, one for the appropriate terminal on the solenoid. Push button, engine goes r-r-r-r. Be nice to bring that solenoid terminal back into the engine compartment and have some nifty 1/4'' stud to clamp the starter switch's croc clip onto. Something in keeping with the level of technology found in the engine compartment. Meaning a Bakelite or phenolic base. Not ringing a bell? Nothing comes to mind? No worries

-- I'll find something suitable.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott

Yeah, the socket began in mid-model '71. See if you got one. If so, all the wires you need are in the socket.

I'd be a little concerned about 1/4" studs sticking out and connected direct to the battery post...maybe an in-line fuse.

Speedy Jim

Nope, no sign of diagnostic socket or wiring. Musta been outside when they were passing them out.

No, just a big ol' stud connected to the solenoid to turn the starter over. +12 is easily obtained from the top of the alternator.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott

If your going to all that trouble, why not just wire a generic keyed switch in the engine compartment? It's permanent, offers some security, and about the same price as those remote starters with alligator clips:

Heh. Using a key instead of a clip-on remote starter switch means just another darn key for me to lose.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott

Debra Chervenka wrote:

The insulated stud you seek is pretty common if you can find a local supplier. There are single insulated studs or bulkhead feed-thru versions such as the ColeHersee 46211-01

RT

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So dismantle it and remove the wafers/pins. (Security is largely a matter of the thief's PERCEPTIONS of your security measures.)

I see. Attempting to overcome my objection with a rational and sensible solution. Tricky. Damn tricky.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott

But effective don;t you think?

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you don't keep looking for your misplaced keys after you find them do you?

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They're always in the last place you look. Hopefully.

I reckon that the mounting of a generic ignition switch with its wafers and pins removed inside the engine compartment proposal seems to be the Last Place I Looked: Makes it easy to start the engine (while my hand is still holding the fan belt) AND baffles Bad Guys.

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott