push button starter

[karsyn]

What's the best way to install a 50's style starter button in my model A, using a Bendix system. Thanks

[Mike V. Florida]

There are many ways to do it. None are wrong if they work.

[CarlG]

I did just that when I was 15 on my AA 280A. Can't be too difficult to do if a teenager could figure it oout without any directions to follow.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Some people have removed the foot switch, soldered a brass or copper bolt to the starter button, then run the cable from the relay to the bolt. The battery cable goes to the other heavy stud on the relay. The small terminal on the relay goes to the stater push button. If there are 2 small termianls, then one might be ground. Hopefully some instuctions come with the relay, or you know it's specific application.

[Rainmaker Ron]

Originally Posted by karsyn

What's the best way to install a 50's style starter button in my model A, using a Bendix system. Thanks

My prefered method is to roll the yoke over until the contact is on the bottom of the starter then mount the solenoid on the bottom out of sight. I install one of the new ignition switches that looks stock but has the starter position. I then drilland tap the top of the starter to mount the original starter switch for looks or convert to a switch to toot another horn. I like to keep everything under the hood looking stock.
Rainmaker ron

[CarlG]

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Originally Posted by Rainmaker Ron

... I install one of the new ignition switches that looks stock but has the starter position...Rainmaker ron

Where do you get your switch and what is the part #

[Tom Wesenberg]

I don't like to offer any advice that might encourage someone to install an unneccessary change, but if I was to change the starter switch, my first choice would be an UPSTART lever. If I was going to go push button and relay, I would make the original switch stay in contact by bending the copper strap down, then place the relay in the middle of the battery cable. You could hide it under the floor.

[Kurt in NJ]

This solenoid modification was done a long time ago ,I used it to have "key start" on my Smiths compresser, it is one of the good later Ford solenoids that also has a small button, it makes it very handy for cranking "under the hood"

[columbiA]

I would take the original starter switch,bend the copper strap down & put a piece of firm rubber between strap & cover for aditional pressure on contact.Leave the pedal button hooked up to look original.Then bolt an early FH V8 starter relay-or solenoid as most people call them,to the lower starter bolt.The early relays also have the push putton that is handy.Hook the neg cable to relay & use the short cable with flat terminals on each end that is originaly used on 4 cyl model B,s or have a 6V cable made up to fit from relay to starter.Use a Ford grounding type push button on a bracket several inches long off one of the small vertical bolts in behind the dash rail.No need to drill a hole in dash rail as was done to so many of them! Done this way,the mod will be almost unnoticable.

[CarlG]

Originally Posted by columbiA

I would take the original starter switch,bend the copper strap down & put a piece of firm rubber between strap & cover for aditional pressure on contact...

If you just turn the strap upside down, it will accomplish the same thing.