wont start

[Anonymous-0]

I have a 1949 ford 8n front dist. 6 volt.
I have gas & spark. I have jumpered across switch, make no difference. It will start and imediately stop and will not start and run unless i hold the start down, then it will run???
I read someone else had this problem a while back and have searched the archives but cant find it.
can anyone tell me what i have done wrong
I know you guys get tired of telling us dummys over and over what to do, but please one more time.
And oh i think i fried my amp meter as i switched wires on the back posts and tryed to start her and the amps meter started to smoke. I dont think the amp was working anyway. I have a new Amp meter
Thanks in Advance
Roy

 

[Dell (WA)]

Roy.......you write......"It will start and imediately stop and will not start and run unless i hold the start down, then it will run???".......look at yer starter solenoid ontop yer starter motor. The skinny YELLOW wire must be connected to the same BIG stud as yer battery cable. Right now, I'll bet it is connected to the other big stud that has the copper bussbar going to the starter motor. This why your engine will start and stay running as long as you hold yer big thumb starter button by yer tranny shifter.

This problem has 'nuttin' to do with yer amp-meter......Dell

 

[Anonymous-0]

Del
I checked and the skinny wire goes to the back against the motor on the solenoid. It has a small end on it, way to small to connect on the one the batery connects too. I have not changed these end conections.
there are three wires on my solenoid.

 

[old]

Sounds like some one down the line wired it up some how funny. I'd say you need to maybe rewire it and do it the correct way. One way just as a test is to hot wire it. Do not leave it that way for more then a couple minutes or you can burn out the coil but that would be enough to test if it is wired wrong or if you have another problem

 

[Anonymous-0]

Hot wire from where to where?
Wires are good and ran good before i tore it down for paint and etc.
Thank You
Roy

 

[Dell (WA)]

Roy.......ya tore it down for painting and now yer complaining about a missing wire???

Do it like I told you. FIND that heavy YELLOW wire that is supposed to be connected to yer starter solenoid battery lug. It should have matching BIG terminal to fit the starter solenoid BIG lug. ........sheeze!!! Dell

 

[old]

But Dell how do you know the wire is yellow??? You know that it has probably been rewired at some point and that wire could be any color under the sun and then some

 

[old]

Ok so you tore it down that answers a lot. I'll bet you that you have at least one or more wires in the wrong place and that will do it for sure. As to hot wiring it you run a wire from the side of the battery that is not ground to the coil. But in doing so you take out the resister which if used like that long will in fact burn up the coil

 

[BillM (OH)]

The fat wire coming from the terminal block MUST be connected to the battery side of the solenoid. The skinny wire coming from the starter button needs to be connected to the small terminal on the solenoid, which MUST be facing the tractor block. The third wire (battery cable) MUST be connected to the battery side of the solenoid. You either have it miswired or your solenoid is on backwards.

 

[Leemo]

He has ESPN.............

 

[Anonymous-0]

Got the old 8n started, i had to move the (fat wire) not the skinny wire on the solenoid to the battery side and it started up.
Thanks to all who answered my call for help

 

[DON TX]

It could be the resistor smoking(its suppose to). Does it sit below your ammeter? HTH
DON TX

 

[Anonymous-0]

Yes but it was the ammeter, it smoked up in & outside and fogged up inside, its gone. I replaced it with a new one but it discharges
Thanks
Roy

 

[ebooth]

Is it realy dicharging or do you have your new amp meter hooked up backwards. Do a voltage check with a voltmeter on the battery with engine off then with engine running if you see a voltage increase with engine running reverse the wires on the ampmeter.
Cheers
ebooth

 

[Dell (WA)]

Roy.......that is EXACTLY what everyone was telling you to do. Glad you finally listened. ......respectfully, Dell

 

[jon]

I replaced it with a new one but it discharges

As in positively not charging or possibly wired backwards?