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11-12-2023, 09:52 AM | #1 |
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1936 starter button HOT!
Took Tudie out today after replacing fuel pump. She ran really good, just went about 5 miles and came back and parked in garage. Took her out about two hours later, made it about 3 miles she started to stumble then shut off. Trying to restart found that the floor button was red hot. Had her towed home. I replaced the starter button about 6 months ago, noticed one of the posts is not straight and whole post spins. She had been turning over slow when starting lately. Ordered one that looks more original. Anything besides starter button that could have been damaged? Thanks, Greg
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11-12-2023, 10:11 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
Greg,
Not sure on these. But had a old Falcon with red hot dimmer. Floor had rotted out and did not have a ground. Regards, Chris and Cheryl
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11-12-2023, 10:21 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
My ignition switch on my '36 was too hot to touch, turned out to be some looose wires.
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11-12-2023, 10:31 AM | #4 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
It did have a loose connection, I thought I had every tool I needed for roadside adjustments but, 1/2 socket for some reason I left off. real hard to get a box wrench to that area. anyone know why it would have shut the car down? Coil maybe?
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11-12-2023, 10:36 AM | #5 | |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
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Source a NOS switch.
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11-12-2023, 10:43 AM | #6 |
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11-12-2023, 10:58 AM | #7 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
The repo's are so bad that I changed over to a solenoid with a push button.
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11-12-2023, 11:28 AM | #8 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
Those repo switches are junk. As advised look for a NOS one or a known brand NOSR one.
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11-12-2023, 01:33 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
Use new nuts and washers , rusty ones will make for bad connections, and check the terminal ends on the wires, some cables have cheap steel ends that get internal connection problems (use magnet)
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11-13-2023, 07:10 PM | #10 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
Test your voltage regulator. It's a remote possibility that the points can fuse.
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11-14-2023, 10:56 AM | #11 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
OK, some basic troubleshooting here. If the floor switch is red hot electric energy is flowing through it, and where there is resistance you get heat. You have a partially shorted out switch. The switch should ONLY be making contact when you are engaging the starter. The reason the car quit is all the battery/generator energy was sucked out of the system to heat the switch.
The floor switch has nothing to do with the ignition or any other circuit than Battery-Switch-Starter. Because of the high amperage of the starter this is a heavy duty switch. This is why on later (1937 on) there was a solenoid (heavy duty switch controlled triggered by a low amperage signal). This situation could easily have progressed to a fire. If the floor switch gets hot the battery needs to be disconnected NOW! If the motor still runs the generator also needs to be disconnected NOW! There is no fuse protection. Expect arcing when the battery (and generator) is disconnected as there is high current flow. Gloves and face protection would be a very good idea. |
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11-17-2023, 07:39 AM | #13 | |
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11-17-2023, 10:38 AM | #14 |
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Re: 1936 starter button HOT!
Probably why I am not good at electrical stuff!
Thanks for the clarification. Regards, Chris and Cheryl
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