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I shorted the field terminal to ground and connected a charger to it and it only hummed. Before all of this I took it apart and tested to ground all the circuitry and it showed good. Positive cable went to the ground connection and Negative went to the alt. connection. Is it faulty? I am thinking it has a bad armature. Any suggestions, this may be what is killing my battery.

Thanks to all, I will continue with the program, lot's to check again. The darn thing it starts ok when cold but I do not want a tow truck behind me to bring it home when and if I stall it. Frustrating for sure as I want it on the road for final tune up. Car is coming along fine otherwise, still lot's do do, but the little things are what is fun. Again big Thanks to all

Thanks Tom, I am going to clean everything up and retry. I did measure the total circuit resistance and applied ohms law which gave me a 60 amp load, theoretically. The main problem is a 2.5 volt loss at the starter terminal on cranking, that is after everything is new with cables and relay.

Thank you both very much for the insight, now I can concentrate on one starter only. I did not want to spend money on both and have one that is useless.

My 1939 Lincoln has a 56 H block, and I cannot find any reference to starter type. I currently have two starters on hand one with the standard b-11350 Bendix drive and the other has the 5EH-11350 Bendix. The 5EH is about 1/2 inch longer than the other. I found an old note that mention it was used in the 47-48 years because they had a flexible flywheel. This I am curious about. It may well be that I have installed the wrong starter. Yet both behave poorly. The car starts but when hot the usual complaint , hard to start. Yes I have 4/0 cable and a new relay, also a 1/0 return ground from the starter. Does anyone have a resistance chart for the windings and armature, this may help. No record of a 56 H block also.

Thanks Ken , I will email you

Mac's sells a rebuilt starter for 175.00 less bendix parts while a new one comes complete with bendix parts for 170.00. Does anyone have experience with either? I have no rebuilders where I live. They also sell rebuild parts. Thanks again

Thanks Tom. Yours look's good, mine moved when the lid closed. Today I used masking tape to hole it in place while I closed the lid and it seems to work. I will measure the length and check with them. Always appreciate the help from the forum. Could not do it otherwise.

Thanks Tom I checked all over the net for pictures of the seal and some showed the metal lip, I felt it was wrong with the lip facing outwards but the lip was so flimsy it would have been broken off when the lid was closed. The issue is when the lid is closed it tends to pull the rubber inwards at the top. It would be quite easy to redo. The fender welting may be painted later, the time was short at the body shop so we just installed it with the fenders. Would be nice if photos were available for all the weatherstrip, I cannot get to the Lincoln shows to see what they should look like.

Can some direct me with the orientation of the trunk seal? I installed it with then flap going outwards from the trunk and it looks awful. Should the seal be fully concealed fully by the trunk lid? I glued it down only on the flat part of the car. Thanks Again

Purchased a new radius ball for my wishbone and was wondering how to lubricate it before assembly. Do I grease the inside of the ball first? and what about the outside before installing the cap. Do not want something that will deteriorate the rubber. 1939 LZ Thanks Again

Thanks' Tom, really appreciate the help, it's getting harder to find information on the cars. Would prefer the hinge style but the car as just been painted so I will give it some thought. Really need mirrors on these cars. Thank you

Which would be the most original, hinge pin mirrors or clamp on style. I am not sure how hard it would be to remove the hinge pins.

Try removing the vertical track, it's supported by two screws top and bottom. This is what the welds are attached to

Thanks' to both of you will take it apart

Looking for the seat adjustment roller bearing, they go on the lower front seat base. 1939 Lincoln or Ford part Thanks'

Thank's Tom, I will take it apart and see what I need. Hate buying the wrong parts and reordering, but in some instances it is the only way

Does anyone have the bushing dimensions for the brake and clutch pedals? My pedals are sloppy. Length with ID and OD. Prefer not to take them apart because the this would disabled the car. Found some on different sites but no info, just part numbers

The somewhat rectangular seal I suspect goes all around the door perimeter on the body, if so how do I get it behind the four door hinges? Also does it lay flat on the narrow side or wide side? The other seal I goes around the doors someplace, Are there any pictures of what all this should look like, checked all the pictures on the net. Thanks

Will have to wait for Diamond Back, they do not have any 700-15 in stock and with the virus everything is backlogged.They say maybe 3 months. So my question is will my non original 15 inch wheel require tubes?

Will try again, they may be closed during the outbreak, I tried multiple times Thanks Ray

Cannot find any rims, is something available that will fit? Prefer 16 inch to my non original 15 inch. Although may have to accept what I have. Thank you everyone

Thank you everyone, this is food for thought. This would explain why the car came with no skirts, will have to check with them on and also the spare in the trunk. I wonder if plain bias ply would work.

Looking to ordering tires for my 39 LZ 4 door, noticed that I do not have the regular 16 inch rims but rather the 15 inch. Diamond Back tires say's the 820*15 Auburn Deluxe tire would be about an inch less that the regular tire diameter. Can someone verify the overall tire width inflated? This may help me if I do not have to buy 16 inch rims.

Thanks, I called all my sources and the only one I'm having difficulty with is Merve in California. Playing phone tag. Anyway today I made one it's not to bad I will paint it tomorrow and see what it looks like. Glad to know I have a source if needed.