| gfstew | -- 08-19-2018 @ 10:44 AM |
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I now own a 1936 Ford 2 door sedan now for almost 2 months. The other day I was working on it and found out I can not find a Starter Solenoid neither on the starter or on the firewall ?/ I was told the the engine is from a 1948 flat head v8 100 horse power engine , and it was rebuilt. I thought they all had starter solenoid on the starter ???
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| kubes40 | -- 08-19-2018 @ 10:58 AM |
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A solenoid was not incorporated in to a Ford passenger car until 1937. Prior to that, a floor mounted switch was utilized. This switch was wired between the battery and the starter. Speaking from very recent experience, someone had modified my 36 to incorporate a solenoid. I'd returned the system back to authentic and find the starter turns faster than it had. In fact, the car starts with less than a full revolution of the engine. Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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| ford38v8 | -- 08-19-2018 @ 10:58 AM |
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1937 was the first year for starter solenoids of Fords, and they were installed on the firewall. 1936 Fords had a heavy duty foot operated switch, while the later solenoid switches were activated by a light duty button on the dashboard. The main difference is the foot operated switch conducts power directly to the starter, while the later dash button conducts power to the solenoid. Alan
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| flatheadfan | -- 08-20-2018 @ 6:21 AM |
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The guys are right. It is on the floor between the clutch and brake pedal. There is one big advantage of a solenoid starter versus a floor starter. You quickly learn what it is when you need to start the car on a hill! Tom
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