Cranks but no start

[Bob C]

Originally Posted by 53_mercLuke

Nope everything is original on this car as far as switches. The ammeter doesn't have connectors for wires on the back its just got a loop the wire runs through. So it goes from the battery side of the start solenoid to the ammeter loops and through to the breaker board under the dash. But as soon as I hook that up to where the diagram tells me I lose power to everything connected to the board

So where is the board getting its power from when the wire to the battery side of the solenoid is disconnected?

Bob