Re: missing ignition switch?

Posted by Tristar500 On 2024/7/1 9:40:47

So, in order to temporarily wire the engine to start The positive terminal of the coil would go to ground and the negative terminal would be switched to positive to turn the ignition off and on?
Once coil is activated, then what is necessary to engage the starter motor?

I'm studying the electrical diagram but it's hard to wrap my brain around this positive ground when I've been working the opposite my entire life.

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HH56 wrote:
I am thinking the wires were originally going to the coil and maybe were disconnected when they did whatever to make it run without an ign sw. . Someone has replaced one of the coil wires with a light colored wire and the other disconnected wire may be part of the OD kickdown circuit. If the lighter wires is a battery feed, with a normal Packard positive ground battery connection it is on the incorrect terminal.