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Finally; After owning this Car for twenty months, and a complete rewire. With two fire extinguishers and a hose ready. I put power to her, and no smoke, or sparks. I tested each system and all were working properly. I turned her over with no spark, or fuel until I had oil pressure. Then added spark and fuel, and off she went.

Thank you all for your help during my wiring project, Its been very educational.

Dave O

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23 series look'n good.
These 70 year olds need a fresh wire job if they're going to be anywhere near reliable. Question: did you use period appearing "cloth" wire or modern PVC jacket? There's a small gauge issue with some modern wire, is why I ask. Not as important if converted to 12VDC.
I had no choice, the southern mice like a good ration of wire insulation in their diet...

I chose PVC heavy Jacketed, tinned, Marine wire. I found a reasonable source out of Florida for it. I could get all the color codes and striped colors plus sizes I needed very reasonably. I can't say if it has had any effect on the the gauges because I only drove this car once before discovering the wiring issue. However they all seem to functioning fine.

Dave O

When in doubt for sizing wire: Ohm's Law.


E = I x R