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Well...this is an Jegs purchased solenoid. instructuions were for a GM car. This is a ground up wiring job for this drag car.

I figure that the battery POS goes to one big post and the other gets the big starter wire. Is it particular which side gets the battery cable?

The 2 small terminals, one of them gets my starter wire from my neutral safety switch. what hooks to the other small terminal??

Which terminal do I run a hot juice wire to my switch panel to feed all my accessories?

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There are 2 types of that style solenoid... a standard
that is intended for short periods of time... then
you have the continuous duty which is designed for
the coil engaged for long periods... if you are going
to run the accessories through the solenoid you better
make sure its a continuous duty... battery can go
on either large terminal, then as said 1 small terminal
is the ground (or neutral safety switch which then
goes to ground), then the other small terminal is
the power in to activate the coil to turn on the
solenoid, which can be a switch or the key
EDIT
If you want to hook it up so it turns on with the
master shut off... jump the small terminal that would
be switched to the battery input terminal of the solenoid

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If it is a FORD solenoid then I'm confused why they offered 2 different ways to wire it up to a GM vehicle and didn't offer any other wiring for other cars.

anyway...still a little foggy on what i should do. Just use one side of the solenoid then??

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Ford used that style soenoid for years as a starter
solenoid thats why everyone calls it a Ford solenoid...
I dont know what you mean by using 1 side... if you
dont use both sides (big terminals) then all it would
be is a junction point

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To start over, i will use both big terminals.
I will ensure that it is a continuous duty switch and go from there.
this should b easy to hook up shouldn't it?

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Well, easy till you find out the car doesn't shut off with the battery disconnect switch, which is a whole different problem! LOL

I have two big plastic tubs of wire, relays, switches, gizmo's and connectors I use for wiring race cars. Let me know if you want to meet up in Indy for a day and help get everything right.

Scott

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That solenoid is for the starter only (by the way - that is a FORD starter Solenoid). If you want to use the battery side as a terminal to feed other items (like switch panel) you can. But only the starter should be connected to the other side of the solenoid. The two smaller terminals activate the solenoid. One should be connected to ground (through a neutral safety switch) and the other to the start button on the switch panel.

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The 2 wires coming off of the momentary starter switch, thats my next question.

one of these is going to the small terminal on the solenoid.

The other gets routed to and thru my micro switch on the shifter for neutral safety. Where does this wire end up??
Does it go directly to the small post on the starter? does it go to a continuous hot source?

My solenoid is not marked "I" or "S"
As it is mounted on firewall, I have battery POS cable mounted to right side big terminal and starter cable running out the left side going to starter big post.

i have hooked up the starter switch 6 different ways and can't get the momentary switch to activate starter

Yes I know... I suck at wiring, but please help

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When you say the "momentary starter switch" are you
refering to your push button inside the car...if so
one side gets 12v into it... out the other side to
the starter solenoid terminal with the "I"... the
"S" will go to your neutral safety switch on one side
the other side of that switch goes to ground to complete
the ground circuit for the starter solenoid