Malo48 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 (edited) Hello all, My '41 SSE was converted to 12V by the previous owner. For some reason, there's a whole bunch of wires (9, including battery cable) going to the terminals on the solenoid. I've not traced them all out yet, but it seems like this could be consolidated to some degree. If anyone has photos of what this could/should look like, I'd sure appreciate seeing them. I'll get some photos of what mine looks like this evening. I think my next task will be bringing this back to 6V. I can live without the hidden CD player in the glovebox. Thanks in advance! Edited June 20, 2017 by Malo48 added sentence (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daves1940Buick56S Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 There should be two things connected to the solenoid at that terminal: the positive battery cable (2 gauge or bigger if 6V), and a 10 gauge line going to the BAT (middle) terminal of the horn relay. It's interesting that you will be converting back, and a neat challenge. You've got to find out how "total" the conversion was, did it include all light bulbs, gas gauge and sending unit, etc besides the batt and generator. It probably will involve a lot of wire tracing, especially since it sounds like it has been kludged. Do you have a schematic? You will need it! Good luck and keep us posted! Cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbbuick22 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The battery cables should be 2/00 gauge or bigger. John 22-6-55 Sport touring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Please excuse my ignorance here, but, what are you guys talking about? What is an SSE? Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 SE stands for Super Equipment on the Special so it had compound carburetion and a few other things. SSE is the Sedanette Super Equipment, model 46SSE. My 1941 Special four door sedan is a model 44SE according to the Standard Catalog of Buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Derek, thanks for the explanation. Terry Wiegand Doo Dah America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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