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A solenoid. An electromagnet is wire wrapped around a core of iron (usually). The wrapped wire itself is called the solenoid.
The solenoid is next to the battery on the side of the engine compartment attached by a couple screws. To locate it, follow the wire from the battery. On the negative cable of the battery, there is another wire clipped to it. Follow that up to the solenoid. 1) Disconnect the positive battery cable from the battery 2) disconnect the 2 wires from the visible screws on the old solenoid, and gently pull the third wire (located lower than the other two on the solenoid. 3) remove the 2 screws holding the old solenoid in place. 4)Screw in the new solenoid, and make sure that the 3 wires attach to exactly where they were on the old one. If the third wire is on top it is installed wrong, flip it over. 5) reconnect the positive battery cable. on some Lincoln such as that the solenoid is on the starter under the car would have to remove the starter to remove the solenoid. best off getting whole starter with solenoid.
It is the 8-10" red #10 wire leaving the large solenoid "battery" terminal.
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The starter solenoid is inside the starter
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solenoid!
The wire that goes to the starter button can be connected to the power wire coming from the battery. Just tough the wire quickly. If the solenoid engages the starter, then it is ok. If not, then there is either no power from the battery of the solenoid is bad.
with the power off
It would be the smallest wire (aprox 14 gauge) attached to the back of the starter solenoid.
That is the wire that actuates the kick down solenoid. The th400 has an electric kick down solenoid and no cable like the th350
the fuse is the last 8" or so of the large red #10 wire that attaches to the large starter solenoid bat. terminal.