Starter wiring diagram needed?

1998 BUICK SKYLARK
20,000 MILES • 3.1L • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MIKEHIL420
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Putting a starter back in that someone else took out need help figuring out where the wires go. There's 4 of them. The purple wire that's supposed to go to the signal post has been spliced into another purple wire. The whole thing under there don't make sense to me.
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Nov 28, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

I attached the wiring schematic below. I see three wires. The heavy gauge wire from the battery directly to the starter, then from the same post on the starter, you have a wire that will lead to the alternator.

The third wire (purple) is the trigger wire. It is smaller in diameter and goes to the smaller post on the starter.

Take a look at the schematic below and let me know if it helps. Also, if it doesn't, I need to know the wire colors you presently have.

Let me know.

Joe

I had to cut the pic in half to make it readable. I did overlap the two so you can follow from one to the next.
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Nov 28, 2024 at 7:21 PM