solenoid with start button

koates said:
GB, Yes all the early Ford V8 solenoids require the small terminal to be grounded through the starter button to the metal on the dash panel. Yours is correct for a Ford V8. There are many other types of wiring hook up solenoid types with different terminals. Regards, Kevin.
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It came from a drawer I have labled 'battery terms'. I could have bought it 30 years ago. With regard to electricity, every now and then I get something right. Thank you.
 
cas3 said:
Just remember, after the smoke escapes, the part in question won't work anymore
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Yeah, but that is why they make this "Refill Smoke", so you can re-use burnt-up stuff. DD


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This board almost makes you want to get up in the mornings.

This application is for a model a speedster. I want to do away with the floor push starter.

Thanks,

jim
 
In keeping with the OPs question, I guess we can all agree "Just don't buy a lucas solenoid". Today's lesson in auto electrics class. Thanks DD
 
GB SISSON said:
In keeping with the OPs question, I guess we can all agree "Just don't buy a lucas solenoid". Today's lesson in auto electrics class. Thanks DD
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No, we cant all agree. Nothing wrong with Lucas solenoids. Its the China ones to be beware of. Regards, Kevin.
 
I saw where someone had mounted a solenoid on top of a model a starter and attached the terminal with a bus bar.
 
koates said:
No, we cant all agree. Nothing wrong with Lucas solenoids. Its the China ones to be beware of. Regards, Kevin.
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OK, point well taken. Lord help us if we ever made fun of the Chinese and their auto parts. Why do the Chinese drive a.......?
 
Well not to be the bummer guy, but the minute we stop buying everything from china is the first time we can complain about it. They make a ton of stuff for us, as they have cheap labor and don't care about their environment (well or their people). But we buy it!


Going to wally world tomorrow. :)


You could probably find an old original if you put an add here or look on ebay. They rarely ever go bad and are not rare.
 
48fordnut said:
I saw where someone had mounted a solenoid on top of a model a starter and attached the terminal with a bus bar.
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That was actually an accessory you could buy back when, made by Wells. Remove foot starter switch and screw onto starter.

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cas3 said:
Just remember, after the smoke escapes, the part in question won't work anymore
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For our Model As we use Genuine Ford Replacement Smoke made specifically for Model As, but it may work in later Fords also That have cloth covered wires.

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drolston said:
One of the handiest tools around my garage is the remote starter button, which clips to the terminals of the starter solenoid. Like to chank the engine while checking for a spark from coil or plug wire. Or running a compression test. Or testing for fuel pump output. Better than the solenoid with a button, because you can activate it from any place around the front end.
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I got one when I had a yblock on a run stand. Nice little slick tool. As I mentioned previously you can actually do this with a screwdriver too. Just kind of crude.
 
From my earlier thread; RE the Echlin ST-58 NAPA gave me that would not work on my '49 Ford positive ground PU which as I know, requires the ST-53. If solenoids are not polarity sensitive, then the New Asian made Eichlin solenoid ST-58 must of been just faulty. Only difference I could tell was the ST-58 had a bakealite case and the 53 a metal case from Mexico. An interesting thread in any event. Don
 
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