Re: Unconnected cable in my starter area. 1954 patrician

Posted by HH56 On 2021/8/3 10:17:59

If the wire in your original question could be brown instead of red then Ross is 100% correct that it was the original starter wire -- but if so, that begs the question where is the wire coming from that is on the small solenoid terminal now.

54 was the first year Packard used ignition switches with a key start position but the 54 ignition switches were delicate and somewhat failure prone and since they were one year only, also hard to get after Packard went away. If one failed some switches were replaced with earlier 49-53 switches and other provisions made for starting. Does your car still start with the key or do you have an extra pushbutton to start the car?

As to the wire in question being a wire for the regulator, I am the one that suggested that possibility but you already have a red wire on the BAT terminal and the regulator looks to be a bit too far away for the wire to reach.

Where does the bluish wire with the excess length held by the tie wrap go and also the black wire that is connected to the small terminal on the end of the solenoid?