Statueman Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Greetings. I have a 1980 Santana Ligero that came with a 2.25 diesel. I recently started swapping to a 19J 2.5 TD. Unfortunately the turbo on the 19J won't clear the upper steering arm so I removed it making it a 2.5 NA 12J (sort of). I'm now ready to start it BUT my original truck has no wire for the DPS run/stop solenoid. My questions are: is the DPS run/stop solenoid wired to the ignition on a 2.5TD and can I run a wire from the run position on the ignition to the run/stop solenoid using the original 2.25D ignition? OR must I switch out the ignition to a later Defender ignition? Can it be wired from another source and! if so, where? Remember that the 2.25D shuts off with the choke cable. As I haven't access to another 2.5TD equipped vehicle I have no frame of reference on how this run/stop solenoid should be wire nor how a Defender ignition is wired. Thanks for any assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 It just needs a feed from ignition activated live. As long as voltage is cut when key is taken back to position 0 you're ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statueman Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 7 hours ago, Eightpot said: It just needs a feed from ignition activated live. As long as voltage is cut when key is taken back to position 0 you're ok. Eightpot.... much thanks. That's rather what I thought. My concern was that it might need a step down in power or some type of connection to another power feed associated with the turbo, which I removed. I couldn't imagine what that might be but haven't a Defender 90 (new engine source) to compare it to. On another note, any idea on what I do with the boost hose that runs from the DPS fuel distributor to the turbo? Plug it? Route it somewhere? Right now it's plugged until I figure out what to do with it and how it affects performance with no turbo attached. Any ideas are appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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