johnjnr

Thanks everyone that has posted info over the last week or so and apologies for not replying to any sooner, ive been on my summer hols! All your info has been extremely helpful and i hope to get back to the car over this weekend. Thanks John

Thanks again Ivan, lots of good advice coming my way appreciated.

Thanks for your advice Steve, looks like i may have to pull the starter again and check all the connections etc.

Hi it would be great if you could show me which connectors to use with some photos as your rhd will be easier to copy that an LHD versions which have different set up. Appreciate any help before i pull the starter again. Cheers

Greg, The battery cable is connected directly to the Solenoid. When the starter was picked up my son collected it and no test was done to show it working I may have to pull the starter again and get it back to then to test. Or learn how to do this myself!

Thanks for this advice I will try and give this a go when back in the garage.

Steve, What you see is how i got it. I appreciate your advice but electrics are my achilles heel, i just dont get it. I live in Hertfordshire.

Ivan, Thanks re your comments on the wiring. That is something that i have noticed following the removal of some of that old insulation tape, so it looks like i might be replacing most of the cabling now too. The car didnt turn over when i got it. It was partially frozen so I freed this off with some Marvel Mystery Oil and patience! I then set about replacing the fuel lines, brake lines, master cylinder, brake cylinders etc etc. When I finally got around to connecting a battery for a dry run. Just wanted to check it turned over on its own steam. I got no response. So investigations began. Whatever we tried it didnt work, so we removed the starter and took it to a car electrical engineers. They tested it and found it "dead" refurbished it for us and we fitted it back in. The other large painted nut has a earth type strapping between the starter body and solenoid. No click whatsoever when trying the button. How would i test for the button wire to the correct terminal and solenoid operating? Im no electrical buff (at all) regards John

Hi, no i havent tried that yet. What size wire would you use for that. Would that cause any issues with the solenoid etc.

Hi Greg, As my car is a RHD it doesn't have a foot operated button. There is a foot operated headlight dimmer switch down there though

HI I dont know if this photo helps but my starter button on my 40 Dodge just unscrews from the front bezel. Perhaps if this doesnt shift try getting behind the dash and losen the nut behind a little to free off the pressure.

HI all, Yet another cry out to the knowledgeable ones on here. That's all of you except me! Now i have recently had the starter motor rebuild on my 1940 Dodge RHD Coupe with the hope that that would solve my initial turning over issues. I dont want to start the car yet but to get it to turn over would be a great achievement. So i turned the keys, yes keys as someone fitted a hidden security one for good measure and i still have nothing. Im no auto electrican but thought testing some of the connections might be a good place to start and im also in the UK so this MOPAR is a bit alien over here! The photos attached show the reading followed by what was tested. so photo 1 + 2 reading + starter button connection, 3 + 4 reading + starter button connection, 5 + 6 reading + voltage regulator top connection, 7 + 8 Starter button connections reading + starter motor power connection, 9 + 10 Starter solenoid left connection, 11 + 12 Starter solenoid right connection, Last pic just to show the car itself which is now needing to get running so i can enjoy it.

Keith, thanks for your advice. I have seen a few of your you tube videos on brakes etc and always find them both informative and easy following, keep it going.

Thanks Merle. Forum member help is always appreciated.

Greg thanks for your advice and website contact details. That may be a good route to follow up on.

Marcel, thanks for the advice, i will give that a try when i get back to the car very soon. Would be interested in any suppliers of reasonably priced parts as some from the USA are quite expensive and with the import charges and tax, it becomes an expensive hobby.

Thanks for you input and Andyd is right. Its a 1940 Dodge Coupe. But the export model so i think is classified as a D15 which apparently is effectively a Plymouth P9 with Dodge badging? A few pics provided here of the car. The car originated from Detroit but was sold new in South Africa and was imported to UK in 2001. Having spent a while sources some new parts and then fitting new petrol tank, fuel lines, brake lines and cylinders all round, water hoses, water pump etc etc, my son and I are at the point where we want to see it alive. Engine turns by hand after some lubrication down the bores a year ago and fitting the battery last weekend saw headlights and back lights working. So there power in there somewhere we just need to find it.

Hi All. So i have reached the stage of trying to turn over and then start my RHD Dodge coupe for the first however this is my first issue. Having taken this car on i have never had it running let alone tried to start it. So this is my question how do i do this? There is a button that is situated between the brake and clutch peddles on the floor. This maybe a starter button as some other posts have suggested? However what i dont know is what any procedure maybe. So any advice / help / guidance greatly received. So thanks in advance and i must say that this forum has been a great help to date in this long recommissioning process. Attached a couple of pics that show the interior and finally some power to lights that hadnt been switched on in at least the last 2 years that i have had the car.

Andyd, If i ever consider letting it go i will let you know.

Thanks guys for your help.

Hi, I've been trying to find the size of the fan belt on my 1940, D15 (plymouth) RHD Dodge Coupe. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. The one i have appears to be very slack when fitted and there was no adjustment left on the dynamo bracket. I have a Gates B47.MN 17x1205LI, if that means anything to anyone. I am in England so don't have easy access to all the American suppliers but can order one on line if needed. Thanks

Andy, yes it has the rectangular vertical rear lights, plymouth bumpers and a nice dash that will need a little TLC but nothing major. One thing i will find out soon is how to start it. Since i got the car it hasnt been started and i didnt get any advice from the previous owner (my old uncle). But it will be a learning curve. Keeping as much of it original as i can for now as i want to enjoy it for a while. My son might have other ideas but he will have to wait!!

Thanks everyone for your comments so far. I will check the bolts out as a new longer one was supplied as part of the water pump kit, which i got from Mopar Pro. Things can get costly when importing these parts from the US, but that is the only place to get these parts from. Sniper i have your web page saved for reference and quite often see your responses to various questions asked by other members on here. Thanks. Andydodge, sorry mate this one is staying put for now as right hand drive will be perfect for the UK's roads. Just need to put the engine bits back on and see if she starts. Then it'll be the brakes turn for the refurb. At least it will keep me off the streets!! LOL

Hi, can you help with my some advice. I am fitting a new water pump on my 40 Dodge Coupe and seem to recall that the water pump bolts need some thread locker on to prevent water coming out of the water jacket ( i think that's what i heard?) Can you advise which bolts on the water pump go into this and need some locker. Also should i use gasket sealant on the block to gasket, gasket to water pump or other advice please. Im a bit of a novice still on MoPAR stuff but learning day by day, especially from all the knowledgeable people on here. I am slowly putting the cooling system and fuel system back together with new parts and hopefully will be able to start the car soon.