Re: Unconnected cable in my starter area. 1954 patrician
Posted by HH56 On 2021/8/3 19:19:02
It appears a portion of the loom that went to the solenoid area was removed for whatever reason and someone made replacement wiring with any type wire at hand. Here is a photo of a 52 with the portion of loom that is missing. 52 had some differences in actual wire and component connections but virtually the same cable and loom layout in that area as your 54. One of the black wires on the BAT terminal of your solenoid appears to be replacing the red power wire in the loom that would normally go to the solenoid.
I see a portion of the brown starter wire still coming off the start terminal of the ignition switch and the end of the large blueish cable that has the excess held by the tie wrap is also on that same terminal. One possibility is the neutral start switch that screws into the transmission is not functional and someone bypassed it with the blueish wire. On my computer the disconnected wire in question you identify as red looks more like a brown wire. If that is correct and the engine does start in any gear as Ross surmised then just remember that fact so you don't accidentally drive the car into something when it starts if the lever was accidentally bumped into or left in a gear position.
The only wires under the engine/trans area of the car would normally be two brown wires going to the neutral start switch on Ultramatic equipped cars or three wires if the car is equipped with a standard trans with overdrive. Any others would most likely be something aftermarket so no telling what they could be. As Don mentioned, almost all Packard wires in 54 were vinyl insulated and wrapped in a black tape like loom wrap.
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I see a portion of the brown starter wire still coming off the start terminal of the ignition switch and the end of the large blueish cable that has the excess held by the tie wrap is also on that same terminal. One possibility is the neutral start switch that screws into the transmission is not functional and someone bypassed it with the blueish wire. On my computer the disconnected wire in question you identify as red looks more like a brown wire. If that is correct and the engine does start in any gear as Ross surmised then just remember that fact so you don't accidentally drive the car into something when it starts if the lever was accidentally bumped into or left in a gear position.
The only wires under the engine/trans area of the car would normally be two brown wires going to the neutral start switch on Ultramatic equipped cars or three wires if the car is equipped with a standard trans with overdrive. Any others would most likely be something aftermarket so no telling what they could be. As Don mentioned, almost all Packard wires in 54 were vinyl insulated and wrapped in a black tape like loom wrap.
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