How I did it.

[slowforty]

An episode of Adventures in the Old Ford Hobby.

I have owned my 40 Deluxe since 1989. It does not look like it did when I got it.
[But then neither do I].

Any way , it is six volts and over the years It has been an experience with starting when it is warm.
{Forget about Hot. Open your lawn chair and wait for a while}

I have done the usual things , GOOD Battery. Large Battery Cables.
Enough Grounds to use a whole coil of Large Gauge Wire.
Good Coil, Good Carburator and Distributor,and Starter

I went to upgrade {?} to an Optima 6 volt battery. Which was a slight improvement.
I figured if one is good. Two is Better{?} .
The Battery tray will hold two Optimas in Place.
Wired in Parallel,
Dont ask the cost, But I got a $100. Off by getting an Amazon card.
So starting was better as I had 800 cranking Amps.
So this seemed to be an improvement.

Wrong.

Still had the issue while driving.
Go out for a half hour or so drive, Stop for fuel and the car was still hard to start.
If you did not catch it on the first go around, see the lawn chair comment above.

So I was talking about this to a fellow that owns Packards. He said he solved the HOT Start problem with a solenoid that starts on 12 volts and runs on six volts.

So I found a fellow in Ohio that sells the Solenoid.

Easily installed with proper tools and equipment.{?}

After reading the instructions 10 times , I finally figured them out.
After getting the proper size wire and supplies I installed the Solenoid.
It works great. But it is not Cheap.
With 12 volts to starts so fast I can hardley relase the starter button in time.

If I was not so Stubborn about having a Six Volt System, I could have saved a Lot of Time and Money.

Bottom line you can make Six volts work.

I hind sight I should have converted the Ford to 12 volts years ago and save some time and money.

But I do have the Satisfaction of Doing a Job Well, By Myself.

But there is some satisfaction with pushing your car down hill and jumping into the front seat , popping the clutch. and going on your way.

P.S.
At 76 I am not doing that shit any more, Cell Phones and AAA card are my friend.

All The Best
Roger