Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2008/9/15 13:34:50

correct way as in the way the manual says to test the torsion suspension when troubleshooting is need.

i hooked the red fused wire that goes to the starter up to the positive, then i took a starter switch and connected it to the negative side of the battery and the other end either A or B on the control box. A goes one way and B the other. but when i do it all i hear are clicking noises from the solenoids and nothing moves. if i bypass all that and go straight to the motor it turns. i can set the lateral bars to where they are even, as in the car is not all the way up or down. i can see the frame move up and down based on the tire height to frame level. so, i am pretty sure the limit switch is not activated, but i must be honest i don't really understand how that weird ass looking switch works. what spring........??? does it move or does it just ground out when the bars touch either side of the switch??

i don't understand and i can't make out much from that scanned document, but i have seen that switch before.

thanks for all your valuable information.

....including.....how do i take all this apart without hurting myself or messing something up, i have heard about the bars being spring loaded and to be careful around them. The frame is going to be dipped, so would you just leave all that on there minus the motor and gear for the torsion suspension?

my thought was to leave as much on the frame as i could to have it all dipped at once and primed at once.....how would you do it???

thanks,

Hank