RE: starter inhibitor /reversing switch in auto box

[Richard Brake <richard.brake@domain.elided>]

The coil wire is for passing 12 volts to a 6 or 9 volt coil on starting.
This boost's the coil to improve cold starting. If you upgrade to a
12volt coil and through away the ballast resistor or ballast wrie
(whichever you have) then you can disconnect this wire at both ends.

That inhibitor switch requires you to set the correct depth with a
multimeter. You'll have to check the workshop manual for the correct
procedure. But I think it involves; setting selector to neutral and
screwing in the switch until it passes current, then selecting reverse
and unscrewing until the reverse light tag's pass current.

My memory of the above is hazy, it's over 10 years since I've worked on
a autobox.

Richard  Brake
richard.brake@domain.elided

	-----Original Message-----

	I replaced my starter inhibitor /reversing switch in my auto box
this
	weekend.  A couple of things came up.  Before installing the
switch, I
	looked down the switch hole with an inspection mirror.  (box in
car)
	I could see this disc like plate rotating when shifting gear,
with
	various slots in.  I can see the operation of this. My question
is
	this, the car will start in any gear other than reverse.  The
reverse
	lights come on only when reverse is selected so that looks fine.
What
	could be wrong? 
	Another question,  there is this WO wire going to one side of
the
	ballast resistor/ and coil.  The other end goes to the starter.
The
	end that goes to the starter is disconnected.  The car starts
and runs
	normal.  What is this wire for, other making a connection to the
coil?