Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2008/9/15 14:33:10

wouldn't you want to hook the red wire to the positive as that wire goes to the starter which is positive ground????

i guess i was assuming the motor got the positive ground when i hooked up the red wire to the positive on the battery, but that isn't how it works it sounds.

so, battery positive to frame, red to negative side of battery and then the starter switch goes to neg or positive and then to A or B.

before i was hooking red wire to positive battery and then starter switch to neg. battery and then to A or B and the solenoid would make noise, but no movement of the motor. so there is no movement on the motor because i didn't have positive to chassis ground at the same time???

i am sure somehow there is a way to fabricate the "special" tools to get this stuff apart. what do the tools look like?? and does the club have rotating set they lend out?? i don't really care about the rubber bushing etc....they are all going to get replace with new ones anyways. the dipping service i am going to use is none caustic, but will still destroy the rubber.....non-acidic based, new patented process....go to www.metalrehab.com to check it out.

thanks,

Hank