Re: 1954 Clipper 327 Starter

Posted by HH56 On 2017/12/15 17:22:00

It may not be the solenoid. If an Ultramartic there is a neutral safety switch that could be acting up and the 54 ignition switches are also known to suddenly fail at the starter contacts.

What solenoid and starter do you have. The Clipper would normally have a small round solenoid with two screws holding it to the starter, two large posts on the sides for battery and motor connections and a single terminal on top for the starter wire.

If still 6v and someone used an older gear reduction starter with the large pinion shift solenoid, that has 4 screws but a different operation. Those typically have 2 large terminals and usually 2 smaller terminals all on the end. If the car has been converted to 12 v then a pinion shift starter with a large solenoid could be used. Again, 4 screws holding but a single small terminal for the starter connection and a second small terminal for resistor bypass. The 12v Clipper solenoid has 2 terminals on top but also held only by 2 screws.

If you can describe what solenoid you have or better, post a photo the starter may be able to be jumped or at least we can point to some places to check.

Even though the battery is charged make sure the cable terminals are clean and there has been no oxidation build up on the battery posts.