flatty 8 won't fire
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flatty 8 won't fire
can somebody please tell me why my '50 Merc' flatty won't fire? We checked the wiring, put a new 6 volt battery in, made sure the engine was free, thinkin' it might be the wall mounted solenoid, but don't know, the top of the solenoid clicks when we put a screwdriver against it, any info would be appreciated
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i seem to be getting fire from the battery and the starter solenoid,but it does not seem to be getting fire to the starter to crank the engine,i am not used to the 6 volt system,that seems to be my problem ..someone told me that the grounding system was reverse ground,is this also correct?....thanks... hillbilly2thru9
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thanks jeffh, the headlights do but the taillights don't and the horn works, and the other day, when we first hooked up the battery, one of the headlights smoked out. i'll check the starter cable in the morning...thanks...hillbilly2thru9...
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My Flathead 6 had that problem it turned out to be the stud through the Distributor the primary wire goes to. There is a plastic washer that had failed and allowed it to ground out.
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thanks, getsch58 and 51ford fan! and everybody else that's helped me and my brother try to get the ol' Ford runnin',we will check that out in the mornin' and get back to y'all, sorry for not gettin' back sooner, been drivin' trucks...
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Take a jumper cable and go from the negitive battery post to the stud that the wire from the starter to the solenoid connects to. Does the starter crank the engine? If not
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
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Take a jumper cable and go from the negitive battery post to the stud that the wire from the starter to the solenoid connects to. Does the starter crank the engine? If not
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
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Take a jumper cable and go from the negitive battery post to the stud that the wire from the starter to the solenoid connects to. Does the starter crank the engine? If not
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
go right down to the stud on the starter, crank now? If it doesn't I would figure a starter problem.
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thanks, captchas! and everybody else who have helped us on our project. i took the starter off and took it apart and one of the wires had broke loose, so we sent it to a local starter shop. when we get it back, we will try it out...thanks, again...hillbilly2thru9...