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Just added heavy duty jumpercables in adition to the 35mm new battery cables on both positiv and starter still hardly turns. I checked the scrues holding the starte to makwe sure they where not too loong touching anything on the inside.I also adjusted the advanced timing in different position...

Thanks will look into changing both cables.

No we dont have NAPA in Norway but we have Eiker Motorshop which sells parts for A Ford, I can chech With them for original 6 Volt cables as the 12 volt I use now is thinner, so thanks thats a good point, I can try to put a thick starting cable on the minus battery to the starter as suggested ...

Yes took of pan and cleaned it and tested the bearing, not to tight ! I put 12 volt battery cables in the car, there is one size thicker cables, but they are not loong enough ,the ones I use is same as most 12 volt cars use in thickness.

After changing the battery/ground cables They dont smoke anymore, just the starter engine get hot/smokes when cranked to loong, due to to much resistance mechanicly somewhere I believe, will check everything again tomorrow and try tio drive it a bit to see if it cranks easier, it puls and run...

I have taken the starter switch apart and cleaned everything for good conection, it looks good.Both battery cables brand News fastened directly to the starter.losend waterpump scrue in case it was making tge camscaft hold back, New battery, losend the scrues which holds the starter switch in...

Thanks thats a good tip, you guys knows a lot, I just got my first A Ford, if the fan comes to a quick stop could it be that the bearings in the engine is to tight ? could it be other causes as well ?

Thanks good to leave out one obtion ! I will try to remove the starter switch on top of the starter and clean it well inside for durt and bad conections as well aas look for anything abnormal withe the switch.

Ok thanks I changed to a starter that was tested to work very well and same thing happend turns slow and gets very hot, I tried hand crank it feels heavy to turn special when compression builds up, but not sure how hard its supose to be turning it over.

Do you mean thhe switch where the starter key goes ? I just had the car rebuildt to electronic ignition and had to change the pop out key switch with a modern switch made for A ford el ignition. Was driving it for a a few days after that and it worked fine, then it got harder to turn, all...

If I start the car in 2nd gear rolling down a hill instead od using the starter it will start imediatly, If i use the starter it harly turns and the batterycable get hot and start to smoke, I changed the starter and the battery and both battery cables and still it hardly turns over and smoke...