Re: Starter Question...

Posted by Tobs On 2009/3/19 17:54:07

If you want to keep things original, the switch should work fine. Needs to be clean, no vacuum leaks at the carb, and you will have a car that nobody knows how to start (unless they are a packard owner) My car had this trouble 10 years ago. As a temporary fix I ran a toggle switch inline with the carb switch. 'Armed' the starter circuit with the toggle switch and then used the gas pedal to actuate the starter switch and starter. Shortly after this, (When I got the car home from buying it) I ran a new wire from the ignition switch to a push button in the dash (Moroso race car type starter switch I got at a local speed shop) and then to the starter solenoid. This setup was easy to do (There are so few wires in these cars) and dead reliable. Ok, not authentic or as unusual/interesting as having the ignition actuated by the gas pedal, but works for me.
Hope that helps you make your decision.
-Tobs