The Ford Barn

ndnchf · 09-15-2022, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokedtires

Thank you ever44-77yone. After checking everything, it looks like the cutout is causing the problem. I have a new one being delivered tomorrow so I will know more. Interesting all of the discussion on the cutout, that is how it was setup when I bought the car in June.

Your tips were all very helpful. Thanks again.

If its any help, I sell refurbished, original Ford cutouts. I can also test, and possibly repair yours. PM me if interested.

Steve

nkaminar · 09-15-2022, 08:16 PM

The grommet is here: https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...6244&cat=41801

rotorwrench · 09-16-2022, 09:33 AM

That's for the armored cable. I was referring to the metal conduit that houses the generator wire and the battery wire on the 1928 and 29 models. The armored cable for the ignition uses the large grommet to stabilize the big wire wound flexible conduit. It also acts to limit moisture intrusion into the terminal box. It insulates only a small portion of the dash harneses against shorting in the area of the two terminal studs.

Rob Doe · 09-16-2022, 02:58 PM

This is a great thread for me. Thanks to all who have posted here. Rob

09-15-2022, 08:16 PM	#22
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 3,897	Re: Electrical fire, now to figure out why. The grommet is here: https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...6244&cat=41801 __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

09-16-2022, 09:33 AM	#23
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 16,436	Re: Electrical fire, now to figure out why. That's for the armored cable. I was referring to the metal conduit that houses the generator wire and the battery wire on the 1928 and 29 models. The armored cable for the ignition uses the large grommet to stabilize the big wire wound flexible conduit. It also acts to limit moisture intrusion into the terminal box. It insulates only a small portion of the dash harneses against shorting in the area of the two terminal studs.

09-16-2022, 02:58 PM	#24
Rob Doe Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 491	Re: Electrical fire, now to figure out why. This is a great thread for me. Thanks to all who have posted here. Rob __________________ "It ain't what you know for certain that gets ya in trouble. It's what ya know for certain that just ain't so!"