we would jumper the two big terminals on the solenoid
That's what we do 'round here.
Use the handles on a pair of pliers (bare steel).
Sometimes we wear a glove.
we would jumper the two big terminals on the solenoid
I use a screw driver that I don't care about. The plastic handle eliminates the need for a glove.That's what we do 'round here.
Use the handles on a pair of pliers (bare steel).
Sometimes we wear a glove.
You brought back some memories here. I remember jumpering those contacts with a pair of pliers on my old stang.If stock, solenoid would be on the inner fender, right side [....]
That didn't last long; it lost P starting altogether about a month later and I have been starting in N ever since. And now nothing at all.
No, but I tells it as I remember it!This is not what could be called unimportant information...
This I will try. I recall using a screwdriver to jump the starter on my Caprice, so same concept, better location!Jumping from hot to the small S terminal will bypass the neutral safety switch. If it cranks up you've got a fault between the key and the solenoid, and besides the wire the NSS is the only part in between.
As I understand from prev owner and the guys at Blue Sky, the original 289 block had a crack in one of the bell housing mounting flanges and rather than weld and risk future failure, another period correct block was used. My understanding is that a 302 is basically a 'stroked' 289, so it's all the same small block family.off topic question, but is the 331 a stroke of a modern 302/5.0 block or did the original block get used over?
A 289 is 4" bore x 2.87" stroke
302 is 4" bore x 3" stroke
331 is 4" bore x 3.25" stroke
all the same basic block, a 331 just uses an aftermarket crank with longer throw. Also possible it has a few thou overbore in there to clean it up but that won't affect displacement by enough to worry about.
actually, the 4x3.25 is a 327, the .030 over makes it a 331A 289 is 4" bore x 2.87" stroke
302 is 4" bore x 3" stroke
331 is 4" bore x 3.25" stroke
all the same basic block, a 331 just uses an aftermarket crank with longer throw. Also possible it has a few thou overbore in there to clean it up but that won't affect displacement by enough to worry about.