The Ford Barn

SHEC · 09-08-2010, 06:42 PM

Just returned from a 370 mile weekend trip without skipping a beat in our '30 Cpe. Parked, unloaded car, went to move it into "her" garage - no go. Solid battery. Good connects. Hit the starter rod zip, zero - nada. Try the lights - with the solid battery charge the headlights drop out about 90 percent - barely lit. Bendix is not hung up?????

Time to try a switch pull first? Any input - I would be grateful.

PS - I disconnect the battery every time I park it - totally disconnect it.

Thanks - SHEC

glenn in camino · 09-08-2010, 07:49 PM

Sounds like a short somewhere other than the starter. I hope you run a fuse. If not, disconect the battery ASAP.

SHEC · 03-22-2011, 06:20 PM

Gents - turned out to be a weak cell in the battery!

Driving down the Ford Road again!

SHEC

roccaas · 03-22-2011, 10:04 PM

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Buy two batteries and a good Float charger. Float the car battery when it is parked, switch the cables to the spare (sitting off of the concrete floor) when the old girl is out for a ride.

Makes for an easy jump start if the Floater misbehaves, and you have double electrical security. As Justin Wilson, the famous Cajun chef was fond of remarking that as a Safety Engineer he liked suspender AND a belt.

It is also nice if a fellow 6 volt car needs a jump or a replacement during a tour/show. 6 Volts are not really that expensive (except Optima), but they are often hard to find on a weekend with a show in town and Easter weekend when O'Reillys closes early!

09-08-2010, 06:42 PM	#1
SHEC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 279	Bad starter switch? Dead short in starter? Just returned from a 370 mile weekend trip without skipping a beat in our '30 Cpe. Parked, unloaded car, went to move it into "her" garage - no go. Solid battery. Good connects. Hit the starter rod zip, zero - nada. Try the lights - with the solid battery charge the headlights drop out about 90 percent - barely lit. Bendix is not hung up????? Time to try a switch pull first? Any input - I would be grateful. PS - I disconnect the battery every time I park it - totally disconnect it. Thanks - SHEC Last edited by SHEC; 09-09-2010 at 08:00 PM.

09-08-2010, 07:49 PM	#2
glenn in camino Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camino, CA. Posts: 3,086	Re: Bad starter switch? Dead short in starter? Sounds like a short somewhere other than the starter. I hope you run a fuse. If not, disconect the battery ASAP.

03-22-2011, 06:20 PM	#3
SHEC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 279	Re: Bad starter switch? Dead short in starter? Gents - turned out to be a weak cell in the battery! Driving down the Ford Road again! SHEC

03-22-2011, 10:04 PM	#4
roccaas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 1,300	Re: Bad starter switch? Dead short in starter? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Buy two batteries and a good Float charger. Float the car battery when it is parked, switch the cables to the spare (sitting off of the concrete floor) when the old girl is out for a ride. Makes for an easy jump start if the Floater misbehaves, and you have double electrical security. As Justin Wilson, the famous Cajun chef was fond of remarking that as a Safety Engineer he liked suspender AND a belt. It is also nice if a fellow 6 volt car needs a jump or a replacement during a tour/show. 6 Volts are not really that expensive (except Optima), but they are often hard to find on a weekend with a show in town and Easter weekend when O'Reillys closes early! __________________ 20 years ago we had Johnny Cash, Steve Jobs, and Bob Hope. Now we have no Cash, no Jobs, and no Hope...please don't let Kevin Bacon die!