Help with wiring and ignition on a 1937 115-C
Posted by markmdz On 2020/6/27 19:30:37
I'm finally getting some wrench time on the '37 I've had for a few years now, and first order of business is connecting the wiring harness that came with the car. The original harness was cut out of the car and a new (repop) harness was provided with it. The "new" harness looks to be an accurate recreation of the old, right down to the cloth wrapping on the wires and bundle.
What I can't figure out is the #1 wire (red, ~10ga) that is supposed to go to the starter (I think). I've downloaded and reviewed the wiring diagrams from the online service manuals and still can't quite make it out.
Attached is a picture of the red wire with the flag terminal crimped on the end (exactly as it was when I received it). (Please ignore the white tags. I put these on temporarily for my own sanity.) I think it goes to the same lug that the battery (-) wire connects to, but the flag terminal is WAY too small to fit over the stud. Where the hell am I supposed to connect this? Is the flag terminal too small, and it's supposed to go on the starter stud?
Any help here would be appreciated.
Also, I'd like to replace the points and condenser just for good measure, considering the car has been sitting in storage for (I'm guessing) about 30 years and hasn't been run in that long. Any recommendations on good places to get parts like that?
Lastly, how would one replace the coil if in fact it needs to be replaced? There's a semi-rigid steel-wrapped wire running from the back of the ignition switch to the back of the coil. Nothing I've ever encountered before. If the coil needs to be replaced, do I need to replace the ignition switch along with it? If so, that seems very odd, but hoping someone here may know.
Again, any and all help (especially if you can provide any pictures of your '37 wiring) would be very much appreciated.
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What I can't figure out is the #1 wire (red, ~10ga) that is supposed to go to the starter (I think). I've downloaded and reviewed the wiring diagrams from the online service manuals and still can't quite make it out.
Attached is a picture of the red wire with the flag terminal crimped on the end (exactly as it was when I received it). (Please ignore the white tags. I put these on temporarily for my own sanity.) I think it goes to the same lug that the battery (-) wire connects to, but the flag terminal is WAY too small to fit over the stud. Where the hell am I supposed to connect this? Is the flag terminal too small, and it's supposed to go on the starter stud?
Any help here would be appreciated.
Also, I'd like to replace the points and condenser just for good measure, considering the car has been sitting in storage for (I'm guessing) about 30 years and hasn't been run in that long. Any recommendations on good places to get parts like that?
Lastly, how would one replace the coil if in fact it needs to be replaced? There's a semi-rigid steel-wrapped wire running from the back of the ignition switch to the back of the coil. Nothing I've ever encountered before. If the coil needs to be replaced, do I need to replace the ignition switch along with it? If so, that seems very odd, but hoping someone here may know.
Again, any and all help (especially if you can provide any pictures of your '37 wiring) would be very much appreciated.
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