Re: Stewart's 1955 Packard 400

Posted by HH56 On 2016/1/26 20:09:29

Remove one of the solenoids from the bracket and do a couple of tests to confirm what you have.

With nothing from TL connected, connect ground from the battery to the solenoid case. Using a wire from the hot terminal on battery touch that to the small solenoid terminal. If the solenoid energizes it is the wrong kind and you will need different solenoids.

If nothing happened on the first test, remove the ground connection from the case. Connect the hot lead to one of the large terminals. Touch ground to the small terminal. If it energizes note which terminal the hot lead is on and mark it as Battery.

If it does not energize the first time then put the hot lead on the other large terminal. Touch ground to the small terminal again. If it energizes this time then mark the large terminal the hot is connected to as battery. If it still does not energize I would question the solenoid. Doubtful it is damaged but would question if it got mixed up and if it is really a 12 volt solenoid.

Once you confirm the solenoid works then the other solenoid should be the same. Remount both solenoids to the bracket so that the 12v buss bar will be connected to the marked terminals on both solenoids.