Re: Torsion Leveling Problem on '56 Clipper

Posted by HH56 On 2013/4/21 19:11:23

Yes, you should have power at both small terminals. The power into the solenoid off the buss bar is internally tied to one end of the coil. If the coil has opened, you would not have power at the small terminal.

If one solenoid was changed and the wrong type was installed, that could also be the problem. Typical starter solenoids from the parts store look the same but since they need power and not a ground, the coil is not connected to power internally on those.

One other unlikely cause is if the solenoid was mounted upside down so the power was being applied to the terminal not connected to the coil. I don't think it can be mounted upside down but just for grins check to make sure both rounded ends point the same way.