1962 Dexta sat awhile starter wont function

[Asheron]

1962 Dexta sat a long time I bought a new battery old one dead. Connected positive terminal to ground neg to starter. Pushed start lever and nothing cleaned all connections gets a thumping click but that's it. High low stuck gears shift ok. Any ideas I'm going to try to repolorize the generator. And I'm going to check to make sure switch making contact. But any advice would be appreciated

 

[Majorman]

Sounds like a bad connection or possibly a stuck engine. I would re-check all my connections from battery to solenoid and from solenoid to starter. I had one, about a month ago, where the starter was not earthing onto the chassis, which was quite a puzzle.

 

[Jim.ME]

Have you tried turning the engine by hand, pry bar, etc. to see that it is not stuck.

Polarizing the generator will have absolutely no effect on your current no start issue. Polarizing the generator is for the charging system, it matches the generator to the system polarity.