well is there any wiring gurus out there ?anyone got any ideas what i did wrong ?ive just rewired my 56 and when tryin to start or spin the motor over ,the starter just clicks like not contacting the flywheel ?but if i turn on the key and use a screwdriver on the solenoid it does spin over ?????

 

i'd be looking for a bad connection somewhere. i feel u have a very high resistance somewhere and not getting the voltage/current to the start side of sol. did u measure the voltage at the sol when in the start position ?? or bad sw

 

Bad solenoid?

 

Either a bad solenoid or bad connection from the ignition switch to the solenoid as delawarebill suggests depending on how you are jumping the solenoid to get the starter to spin.

 

Check the ground connections then check all the rest in the starting circuit . It's a very basic circuit , you'll find it with out to much trouble , but like the man said probably a solenoid terminal problem .

 

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thanks,ill check all the connections ,an the voltage,, i do have the battery ground on the frame maybe too much paint? not grounded correctly?also thanks for the tips

 

ok replaced the starter with a new one , now the solenoid buzzes when its turning over???

 

The battery ground cable needs to go to the engine or bellhousing. The engine is isolated from the frame by rubber mounts, so starter current has to work its way back thru the wheel bearings and springs if you ground to the frame. But after you ground to the engine, you need to provide a grounding wire from the engine to the frame and cab.

 

it was the solenoid , and it lives , heard it run yessssss

 

thanks for all the ideas people , thats what this is all about

 

well i got to move it under its own power today , yes it lives , now to hook up the power sreering pump and bleed the brakes again ,woohoo