intake heater solenoid

[frank rabbets]

Has anyone got a picture of the intake heater solenoid with the two heavy wires attached please. Located under drivers side battery 24 valve.

 

[StarCruiser]

Is this any good Frank? No wires I'm afraid but shows their connections.
https://www.landcruiserclub.net/community/posts/1431911/
There's some pretty beefy solenoids available on Amazon and eBay for not a lot of money. If you Way overspec a replacement then it should do the job easily without burning out, assuming you want to replace it of course.

 

[frank rabbets]

It's the wiring picture I need. I took the cables off to isolate the solenoid but then could not find a reliable way to insulate their ends. I thought it would be better just to disconnect the little control wire and reconnecthe cables for security. trouble is I did not note which way round they went. I think it matters as one pole shares the control wire and I don't want the next owner having incorrect wiring. I've also made notes on my mods to stay with the car.

 

[Towpack]

Are you 100% certain that one pole shares the control wire Frank? Can't see why it should. I replaced mine with a non OEM relay with completely separate connections and it works fine. If the control wires are seperate it doesn't really matter which way round you connect the feed + load cables.

 

[StarCruiser]

I would be horrified if it did tap off the main circuit for the control wiring without fusing down as that's a fire waiting to happen.

Two small wires to the coil, one bigee each to the bolt terminals.

 

[frank rabbets]

I'll say what happened!! I traced one wire to the heater. The other one disappeared into a harness but I think I traced it to the fusible link box and confirmed with voltmeter. I then disconnect it at the link and confirmed with voltmeter. ( relay still fully connected ). Then I started the engine and tested the loose end by the fusible link and it read 14.7v. Then it fell off after a minute or so. I assumed this was coming from low current side. I then decided to undo the solenoid instead. In doing so I noticed that the "wire" going into the harness is in fact a double wire and obviously I had only traced one half to the fusible link. Was the 14.7v coming from this ? If It is defo safe to reconnect the heavy cables either way round I'll do that ? BTW there is a twin wire to the activation coil in the solenoid. Sorry it's a messy story.