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Old 04-29-2019, 08:21 PM   #3
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Default Re: Can you hot wire a model A?

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Originally Posted by Curtis in MA View Post
I put the two wires on one post of the switch.
This one a non-pop-out switch, of course.

The current path is Battery/Starter switch - yellow wire to junction box - yellow wire to ammeter - yellow & black ammeter back to junction box - black wire junction box to coil - red wire coil to popout switch head - popout switch head via armored cable to distributor/points - points to ground.

The point of the pop-out switch and armored cable was to prevent someone from hot-wiring the car. One needs to remove the Popout switch and replace that segment with a wire connecting the red wire to the distributor points.

Anything that does that will allow the car to be started.

IIRC, the popout can be disassembled ONLY if the pop-out is unlocked. If locked it takes a force-able and possibly destructive disassembly. And when locked, the points are grounded back through the armorned cable to the popout head thus short circuiting any attempt at hot-wiring.

If you have the aftermarket switch, yes, connect the gozinta to the gozouta and you too can steal that car.

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