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Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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Hey folks! I have an 8ba in the machine shop at the moment and would like to start drafting up a wiring diagram in preparation for mounting it on a stand. I never had the opportunity to see this motor wired up in its original format so this is all new territory for me. Looking for advice regarding this setup. I guess I’m primarily looking for a ‘bare bones’ schematic; however if I had high resolution of the original schematic I could attempt to work out the items that aren’t applicable. Any advice would be appreciated. BTW iv never worked on 6v system.
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Same as 12v remember early fords have reversed polarity. Wired same as car.
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Not sure what you know or don't know, so first off, Ford 6v systems are positive ground. The positive (+) battery terminal connects to the ground and the negative (-) terminal is power connection. How the engine is wired up on a test stand depends a lot on how you want to do it! I can tell you how I would do it, I would use a starter solenoid and a voltage regulator.
You would need a battery with some type of mount for it. A starter solenoid A pushbutton for the starter solenoid A switch to turn the ignition on and off A voltage requlator for the generator. This is assuming you want to run the engine on the stand for an extended period of time. To just fire it up for a short period of time it could be much simipler. If this is the type of setup you are looking for, I will draw you up a wiring diagram. |
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Thanks Seery! This is a motor I never had a chance to hear run; however, I’m still interested in utilizing all the original parts (for now) so this would include loadomatic, generator, starter. I assuming these parts weren’t converted.
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One thing I did was to add a mid-'50's Chrysler Ballast resistor on a switch so I could cut in in if I needed it.
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Last edited by JSeery; 10-11-2020 at 02:50 PM. |
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This is great information!
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You might want to do a search of the forum and read what the experts here have said about running a newly rebuilt engine on a test stand. Good luck and have fun.
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