1951 ford shoebox So bought me a 51 shoebox and having issues with wiring, and the starter, from my research I have found they are a positive negative starter, but when I put 6v to it I can't get it to spin. I can get it to crank only on 12v. I have two separate starters iv done this on and it's the same. Tried adding grounds, new wiring but it will only crank the motor a quarter turn at a time with a load on it. Any thoughts
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox If it is a stock 6 volt, then it likely has a positive ground. Do you have a 12 volt or 6 volt battery? If it was converted to 12 volt, then they are negative ground. Check your connections, should be very clean. From the relay to the starter the wire is about 3 feet long. Should be #1 or 0 gauge. Make sure the terminals are not loose on either end.
Battery has a full charge? If it works on 12 volts, if should work on 6volts. Do you have a voltage meter? Wiring on these if straight forward. If you are testing a motor on the bench it does not care what side is connected - negative or positive. It should spin - fast. |
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox Any chance the system was converted to 12vdc before you purchased the car? Check the number of a tail or stop light to verify the voltage..
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You say you are installing a 'Painless' wiring harness. To my knowledge 'Painless' does not make a 6 volt suitable harness. If that is the case then you are installing a harness that has the wrong wire gauges and may not be suitable for a 6 volt system. |
Re: 1951 ford shoebox 12 volts should not have fried the wiring harness as much as it should have fried all the components. A new battery does not necessary equal a charged battery. Also might be good to get the starter checked out.
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox Try replacing the starter solenoid.
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox A 6-volt starter doesn't have the rpm or power of the same unit operated from 12-volt. Although they will operate on 12-volt, it's generally better if the field coils are changed over to 12-volt types when converting. They will last longer.
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox I'm not sure I understand what you are attempting to do with the electrical system. If you are going to a modern wire harness, why not go with a 12v battery negative ground? If you are wanting to keep it 6v positive ground then you really need to go with an original style wiring harness. It is fairly easy to switch over to 12v if that is what you are wanting to do.
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox Have you had the motor running?...... Mark
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox "What is located in the photo"
Are you asking about the overdrive relay? Bob |
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Re: 1951 ford shoebox If you change to 12-volt Neg ground, you will need to change the charging system to 12-volt. The Generator can be swapped for an alternator or a person can mod to use a 1956 or somewhat later 12-volt generator with 12-volt regulator for those. It looks like the painless wire is more suited to 12-volt than 6. 6-Volt systems need larger gauge wiring and won't work well with smaller gauge.
I wouldn't suggest that you try any 12-volt components other than maybe the starter or overdrive activation solenoid on 12-volt (the big one on the transmission). Light bulbs will burn out and gauges will fry. Fifth Avenue Internet Garage has a nice little booklet that guides a person through a 12-volt conversion. A starter that won't turn well with good large gauge cables and a hot 6-volt battery, is either not a 6-volt starter or it's got something wrong with it. Bad bearings, worn out brushes, fried armature, or fried field windings can all be a cause for poor performance or any combination there of for that matter. Loose or corroded cable terminals or corroded wire in the cable are bad news for 6-volt systems. Corrosion causes resistance and resistance equals less voltage through and poor performance. |
Re: 1951 ford shoebox Lots of 6v to 12v information around. Here is one. http://www.how-to-build-hotrods.com/6v-to-12v.html
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