Re: New to Forum and Needing Help Starting Car

Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2014/9/10 10:04:31

step 1, verify that the wires are going to the right places. It is a 6 volt car, positive ground which is backwards from modern cars. Also since it's 6 volt, the battery positive and negative cables need to be the biggest possible, not what is regularly sold for 12v cars. Think tractors. If the cables are too small then the current can't flow and the engine will only turn sloooowly.

If someone put a 12v battery in, it will still start the car (providing it's hooked up positive to ground) but it will kill every light bulb etc in the car, unless everything is changed to 12v specs. Lots of info on that on the forum.

Step 2, check that your timing is correct or at least in the ballpark - look at where the rotor points when the timing mark is at 6 deg BTDC on #1 and make sure it's pointing to the proper plug wire with the points just opening.