Guest wishbone Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Along with the ignition problems, I think my starter is turning the engine very (very) slow. New battery and ground strap. Any ideas? I have the ground going from the + terminal on the battery to a head bolt. Is that enough. Should I add another from the engine to the chassis? Perhaps the starter is tired? I saw one on ebay for starting bid $150. Anyone have a good used one out there?thanks again, Erik Edited February 23, 2014 by wishbone misspell (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mssr. Bwatoe Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) they dont crank ike a new car...but if engine is new, or if it hasnt run in long time..it will crank even slower.. you must. absolutely must use 6 volt cables..they have lass resistance and do the job..once you get it running,drive it, get the thing hot and lubed.....use 20 50 oil.i like mobil oneStarter is real tough..if it is oil and nasty, have it rebuilt...or buy on..very commonford starter...look in your area for generator shop...50 bucks.. new bushings, brushes and resurfacearmature commutator. Edited February 23, 2014 by Mssr. Bwatoe (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peecher Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Along with the ignition problems, I think my starter is turning the engine very (very) slow. New battery and ground strap. Any ideas? I have the ground going from the + terminal on the battery to a head bolt. Is that enough. Should I add another from the engine to the chassis? Perhaps the starter is tired? I saw one on ebay for starting bid $150. Anyone have a good used one out there?thanks again, Erik You should also ground the chassis (body), usually at the battery box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltfed Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 +1 on what Mssr. Bwatoe said. Bigger is better when it comes to 6 volt battery cables. Run ground wires or straps from the motor to both chassis and frame. Don't trust 70+ year old fasteners to do the job for you. I use copper bolts and washer to complete the connections. Found them on close out at my fasteners store. Another idea I use is to run a ground wire from a clean screw on the gas tank to chassis. I also run ground wires to my head light buckets. I really do like to see where I'm going after dark.Bad grounds will drive you to drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken/Alabama Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The starter solenoid could be the culprit. The contacts inside them gets burned over the years of use and that causes a high resistance. Had that to happen to me on one of my Fords a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishbone Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I'm on it...I'll beef up the grounds and check out the starter solenoid first thing tomorrow.thanks, E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry butcher Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 2 more things and I think we covered everything. Remove the starter from the car and REALLY cleaned the surface of starter and the surface it bolts to on the pan. This is where itgets it's ground, ALSO make sure the small attaching bracket that goes from the starter to the pan edge' is reinstalled. This helps keep the starter 90 degrees to the pan area. The P/N is51A11140. Mac's Antique auto parts is one source. Be careful when removing the starter, the long bolts that hold starter to engine , also hold the starter together. Have Fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beltfed Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Larry, I also need this part (didn't know it but I do). Mac's may carry this item but under a different p/n. I did find it under the p/n 51A11140 at Joe's Antique Ford. I hate to think how many parts the PO left off my car that I don't know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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