Strange Electrical Problem

[Robert/Texas]

Jerrytocci
To clarify. When I press on the starter switch the starter does not engage or spin and the ammeter does not register but the horn and lights work. This leaves me to believe that there is something wrong with the starter, likely a Bendix/starter problem.

Nkammer
A little off topic but I have two Model T’s. Both were purchased in 1988 and both have the original type of ignition systems. One car had the head milled and low mileage on it’s rebuilt engine. I have never gotten a free start with that one and it is hard to start with the hand crank. The other one has a well-worn engine. I got free starts nearly every time until it got a ring and valve job. I still get free starts with it but not so often.

Badpuppy
It was about a year and a half ago that I rewired my ’28 roadster. All the wiring was replaced including the two cables and ground strap. Everything electrical worked fine until now. I just went to my barn and checked the coil wires on the roadster and on my early ’28 OCPU. Both are wired with the red wire on the coil marked +. I think that my problem has to do with the starter, probably the Bendix.

Thanks to all of you, Robert