Re: Starter Button and General Wiring Questions - 1941 Packard 110

Posted by Ragtime Kid On 2014/8/14 12:36:37

Howard,

I went into the garage late last night and followed your instructions to a "T" and had great success! I didn't find any overdrive resistor on the Lighting Switch, so moved on to testing the dimmer switch, which worked on low beam and shorted out on high beam. I traced it to the fender terminal block and found that while all the wires were connected correctly according to color, I had the green wires connected together on the stud that was grounded to the chassis, which is where all the black wires should have been grounded instead. Once I switched that around, it all works great!

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my question, and in such a detailed and accurate way. I am brand new to the old car hobby, this being my first classic car. It's folks like you, who take the time to teach and encourage others, that are keeping this great hobby alive and ensuring that interest in Packards will continue into the next generation.