| silverchief | -- 11-19-2020 @ 1:20 PM |
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Came home from a drive and shut my 46 coupe off. Few minutes later a push on the starter button got nothing = not even a click. Jiggledl the ignition switch and shifted the push button back and forth thinking maybe bad ground. Nothing. Battery is one month old and voltmeter showed slightly above six volts. Hooked up working under the hood push button switch to solenoid and ground. Nothing. Pushed up on the bottom button on the solenoid. Engine cranked over and started right up. Back to dash push button - started right up. Solenoid is new as of one year ago. Not even dusty. Is it most like the culprits? How do I test it? Will appreciate other suggestions. This message was edited by silverchief on 11-19-20 @ 1:21 PM
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| cliftford | -- 11-19-2020 @ 8:25 PM |
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Starter button not well grounded, defective, or bad connection between switch and solenoid
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| kubes40 | -- 11-20-2020 @ 6:09 AM |
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Reproduction starter button? Mike "Kube" Kubarth
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| 37RAGTOPMAN | -- 11-20-2020 @ 8:17 AM |
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hi I think the push button is not grounding, take out and clean the area were if goes though the dash, also maybe adding a ground to the dash board itself may make things work better, a simple ground wire from dash to cowl ? also check the ground from engine to chassis or cowl hope this helps, 37Ragtopman if you need a nos solenoid try SOUTHSIDE OBSOLETE ,has original FORD PARTS,
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| TomO | -- 11-20-2020 @ 8:17 AM |
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Could it be a bad ground on the solenoid or a loose connection on the battery cable (check both ends)? To check the solenoid ground circuit, connect you meter between the battery POS post and the solenoid case. Operate the solenoid and you should see less than 0.1 volts. Tom
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| silverchief | -- 11-20-2020 @ 11:38 AM |
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Thanks guys - I will work through each of your suggestions and let you know if something shows up. It was a big help.
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| silverchief | -- 11-20-2020 @ 2:31 PM |
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The solenoid is an Echlin - I believe good quality. But no matter - the problem is named Bill, not Echlin. Are you ready? You're not going to believe this. Take that back. If you are my age, with my eyes you won't have any trouble believing it at all. Used Emory cloth all the inside edge of the push button hole for a good ground, then decided to tighten the 2 large and one small nuts on the solenoid terminals just to be sure. Tightened the two large posts with no problem, but when I came to the small terminal, tightening the nut seemed to have no effect on the somewhat loose wire. I put on my strongest glasses for a close inspection. Only then did I discover that last summer, when installing the solenoid at the small terminal, instead of placing wire, lock washer, and then nut in order on the post....I installed lock washer, nut, and lastly the ignition wire, which was still there on the post!! Soooo......for the past year and approximately 100 miles, that little wire has just been riding loose on the terminal bolt until yesterday, when although still on, it got in just the right position to break connection. Only excuse I can come up with is a senior moment when perhaps I intended to install a second nut, got distracted, and forgot about it. In any event the ignition wire is now installed correctly, nicely tightened, and yes......I went back a second time just to make sure.
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| TomO | -- 11-21-2020 @ 7:49 AM |
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Bill, It takes a big man to admit his mistakes publicly. I take my hat off to you. Tom
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| JayChicago | -- 11-21-2020 @ 9:02 AM |
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And I don't think it is necessarily an age thing. It is a human thing. Silly mistakes often creep into the simplest, no-brainer tasks. When I was young one of my jobs was creating the construction punch list for new office space. I tried to check every light switch because I learned I could expect to find one or two switches upside down. They were installed by highly paid union electricians, but its a no-brainer task and the electricians are human.
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