Trying to get solonoid wired right on Craftsman DLT 3000

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  • / Trying to get solonoid wired right on Craftsman DLT 3000
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Normally the blue is not attached to the starter solenoid. It provides power to the fuel solenoid; therefore, if connected to the battery hot side it would drain the battery while the engine off. It also can damage the fuel solenoid if solenoid is continuously powered up.

Actually the wiring schematic don't even show the small red wire attached to the solenoid as they intended for the stator to be only connect via the ignition switch while the switch is in the run and start positions. Hence connected to the blue wire only. But it can be connected as in the image, just not to blue wire. The blue goes to the fuel solenoid.

BTW the starter is grounded via the engine to frame connection.
 

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Man a huge thank you Star! and also everyone else.
So in the picture the two white wires i have twisted together, i need a female spade connector coming off them to one side of the solonoid and then also plug the black wires with the female spade connector onto the other side of the solonoid. I have the large black wire connected to the frame which will connect to the battery. But just so i am straight here, a large red wire comes from the solonoid to the starter, then i should ground the starter from the post on the top of it?
 

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sorry i missed you reply, yes the blue wire is connected to the back of the solonoid from which my understanding is a ground as well
 

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so there must be a wire cut somewhere going to the fuel solonoid that the blue wire would connect to that i am missing somewhere, also, the white wires do they go to the starter solonoid together like that?
 

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ok so me in my 39 year old wisdom decided to leave the white tied together but instead cut the white at the ignition and try the solenoid bypass, and while i was at it i tried the magneto bypass as well, except there were two black wires coming out from the magneto clip on the ignition, one with the white stripe, i decided to try that one and left the other solid black wire untouched. I done away with the blue wire at the solenoid and left it hanging bare from the ignition, now i get a constant "click click click" when i turn the ignition.. should i bypass the solid black as well? It couldnt be the wire coming from the carb right because its not even turning over. Also, I dont know why im tripping over the starter needing a ground wire from the top post to the heat shield because i dont have that], and i feel that it might be needed.
 
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