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Wow, nice work. i had some electrical issues with my 49 F3 and it kept me out in the shop till 11 pm four nights in a row as well as numerous questions posted on ford barn. Your post has enough information in it that I may just print it and keep it with my shop manual. Thanks, Trout

I got it running! It idles great and it started up several times. It is even fairly responsive when I step it down. Some feathers blew out of the radiator the first few times I revved it up, not sure what that's all about but I couldn't be happier. If I ever figure out how to attach some...

It was good to hear it spin over. The engine has 55,000 miles on it so I'm hoping it will run for awhile.

The new solenoid works! Got the engine cranking good and it fired once but the battery ran down after a few tries. I plan on getting a new battery so I have two to work with. I had fuel at the carb which I was very pleased to see. Should have it running this weekend.

My ST 53 will be here in the morning . I'll let you all know what happens. I am absolutely thrilled that I got on this forum. What a great bunch of people, so willing to help out. Thanks again everyone! Trout

OK, I will check that one out. Thank you

I picked up the ST58 solenoid and checked it for continuity, no continuity from center post to either side. This solenoid does not look anything like the original. The last one I tried was identical to the original. Does anyone have a picture of a new solenoid. I plan on taking this one back...

This one is ST63. I will reorder the ST58. Thank you!

It is an Echlin from NAPA.

Do I need to specify anything other than a 6 volt starter solenoid?

I pulled all wires off the solenoid and checked for continuity, nothing from either side, even my old one had a little on one side. A new one will be here Tuesday. Hopefully this one will work. Thanks for all the suggestions. Trout

OK, I will check that out. I never gave it much thought when I changed the relay, just mounted it like the old one and hooked it up the same. Thank you, Trout

I still haven't found out for sure what started smoking when I tried starting it before I changed the relay. Any ideas what else may have burned?

Still no action from the starter button. I jumped from the negative post on the battery to the center post of the relay and the starter spins good. I grounded the positive post of battery to the engine, grounded from the engine to the frame and the frame to the cab. My battery reads 6.35...

Thank you Scott, much appreciated.

Thanks for the info. I have been thinking about the wire harness, some of the wires are looking bad. Where did you get your harness Scott? Was it fairly close to the original? Can someone with limited electrical skills figure it out?

Thank you! Simple I know but just wanted to be sure. Trout

So, after changing plugs, wires, oil and filter I tried starting my 49 F3. It cranked slow as it has since I got it. It actually never started without being pulled even before I bought it. I had some smoke coming from the starter relay or in that area. I changed the relay with a new 6 volt...

Thank you Les. I'm glad I decided to keep it original, most of it anyway. Should be ready to crank it over tomorrow. I'll try loading some more pictures after a bit.

Thank you Scott. I figured the bed would be a hard find. I did get a lead on some old trucks not far from here, I'll let you know how it turns out.