Confirm colors 77 spider ignition switch

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t24todd

Confirm colors 77 spider ignition switch

Post by t24todd »

Searched as much as I could but nothing showed all wire colors for my switch. Car is 12/76. Ignition switch is 8 bladed with white and pink small gauge wiring I believe is seatbelt chim/ light. Ok top of switch looking from behind starting with noon going clockwise. 50 red...15 green w/yellow strip and pink...30 black... empty blade small pink/white wires below...30 blue and blue w/red stripe...30 brown... back to 50red @ top. I have small red wire connected to center blade INT...there's an empty 16 blade below which is also a hot.
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Re: Confirm colors 77 spider ignition switch

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I do not have a diagram that shows wire colors for the 1977 ignition switch. I am familiar with the Sipea switches themselves. I am assuming you have an original Sipea switch so this might help you a little

50 connects to 30 in the "Start" position of the ignition switch. There should be a red wire on 50 that goes to the starter solenoid
30 is one of the power wires into the switch and should have a brown wire on it. This brown wire originates at the starter solenoid battery terminal. The other terminal 30 terminals is not used.
30/1 is the other power into the switch it should have the larger black wire on it. This wire originates from the alternator output post
30/1 connects to 15 in the "Start & Run" positions of the ignition switch. 15 should have the the pink wire on it. I am not sure of the green/yellow but if they are in what appears to be a factory terminal it is probably correct.
INT usually has two terminals and only one is used. INT connects to terminal 30 in "Start & Run" positions of the ignition switch. There is usually a blue wire on the INT position that powers the headlight switch in the "Start & Run" positions of the ignition switch. I think the Blue can be a Blue/black and also it could have th blue/red wire in the same terminal.
16 is not used on most Spiders. It is powered in the "start" position of the ignition switch (connects to 30) it is used on some Spiders to run an electric fuel pump in the start position only. Those cars have a mechanical and electric pump.

Hope I helped a bit
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