starter pushbutton 1950 ford f1
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starter pushbutton 1950 ford f1
I have a 1950 Ford F1 239 Flathead that I have restored and can't get the start button to operate. I have completely rewired the whole truck. It has a 6 volt system and by wiring diagram it has 1 wire that goes from button to starter solinoid. I can arc acrossed the post on the solinoid and make it turn over. I can hook hot wire directly to the button and get it to turn over. I have checked and rechecked the grounds. I have tested the button and is shows good. Can anyone give me any information to help me solve this problem?
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do you have one or two small posts on the solinoid if so you may have to jump from battery terminal to the post beside it then hook starter button to the other.
Is the hole were the button nice and clean so you get a good ground?
Or maybe your one wire solinoid is upside down
just a thought
Is the hole were the button nice and clean so you get a good ground?
Or maybe your one wire solinoid is upside down
just a thought
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From: No. Dighton Bristol
Hi, I learned that lesson about 45 years ago on a F6 my father
bought new that is used till this day. It all started when we
replaced the soloniod from napa . What happened was that they
gave us one from a later application. I think the change
was around 1953. Your solonoid is a definate ground system,
thats why its a one wire push button - it sends ground to that
one terminal on the solonoid. If you are jumping the solonoid
to power and it works, you have the wrong solonoid. I just for
being true went out there and at the soloniod I jumped it to
ground and it turned over, and this truck has not been touched
from new. PS I also checked my 54 F8 and that one shoots
power to the solonoid as well as my 1956 so Im unshure when
they changed. Most likely when they went to Pos grd. to neg grd.
Sam
bought new that is used till this day. It all started when we
replaced the soloniod from napa . What happened was that they
gave us one from a later application. I think the change
was around 1953. Your solonoid is a definate ground system,
thats why its a one wire push button - it sends ground to that
one terminal on the solonoid. If you are jumping the solonoid
to power and it works, you have the wrong solonoid. I just for
being true went out there and at the soloniod I jumped it to
ground and it turned over, and this truck has not been touched
from new. PS I also checked my 54 F8 and that one shoots
power to the solonoid as well as my 1956 so Im unshure when
they changed. Most likely when they went to Pos grd. to neg grd.
Sam
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so what your saying is i have a soliniod off from aneg ground ooor 52 or newer i did not know it made so much difference thank you .what can you tell me about after market fenton alum. heads for flathead aand temp increase this is my first flathead
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