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Michael

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Marmora Ont
  • Interests
    Interested in travel, country living, old motorbikes and cars. Women are more interesting than cars but cars can be mysterious too.
  • My Project Cars
    For this forum it is a 1951 Desoto custom, Canadian car, model S15 four door with a 251 cu flathead 6. I also like and own MG's which need attention

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    Male, 61,
  • Occupation
    Retired country gentleman
  1. Hi, seems very difficult to get a 51 Desoto starter solenoid rebuilt ( it is the one mounted on the starter and has a lever to push forward the starter gear) so I wondered if other years of starters will fit. For example will a 49 Chrysler starter ( which seems much longer) fit and of course it will have a separate solenoid . Is there a preferred place to mount a separate solenoid? Are there any solenoid kits available? Thank you, Michael
  2. After some serious solo research into the mystifying wiring diagram I discovered a few things. Canadian 1951 Desoto Custom Deluxe S15 uses a Carter B and B E9A1 carburetor . There are 2 wires connected to the top of the carb, they plug into a thing called an Anti Stall Solenoid. One wire is yellow and connects to a terminal halfway down the carb body on the drivers side called a Kick Down Switch which then goes to the transmission Kick Down Solenoid and to the Governor. The other wire is red and goes to one side of the 30 amp breaker which is located between the coil and the carb on a bracket and has 4 terminals in a square box.The red wire then also goes to the other side of the Kick Down Solenoid. Now if we didn't have a foot of snow and it was nice weather I could go out there and sort it out. Dear Santa..............heated garage, blah blah
  3. Hi, I am Michael , new member here from Marmora Ontario Canada. Purchased a 1951 S15 custom Desoto original equipment all original and in good condition. It runs and some things work and others don`t. I replaced the battery cables with number 1 copper and heavy soldered terminals I had the carb rebuilt but feel that it may not have been done properly since a linkage was unattached and words like `don`t need that part` were said. I finally put the linkage back in the right place. There are three wires going to the carb two to the top with terminals and one to the drivers side of the carb halfway up. I do have a manual with a wiring diagram and I do have a meter and continuity buzzer. I would like to know exactly where these wires should go and what there purpose is. Unfortunately the wires have been joined to the original harness and the colours have been lost, they may be in the wrong place.. I also do not know what and where the parts are that the wiring diagram identifies such as the automatic transmission controls .....are they on the transmission? The 30 amp circuit breaker is that on that square box with four terminals ? Is it possible for someone to interpret the wiring to the carb the coil and to that 4 terminal box and outline in simple terms where those wires should go? The second issue I have is the choke and carb again. If I pour gas in the carb it will start and then run ok. The manifold auto choke wire should go exactly where? and when you turn the key should it close the choke butterfly and hold it closed in the start position only? Should the gas peddle be pumped a lot to start? I did notice that the carb pump does put fuel in the venture. Does the ignition capacitor sit on top of the generator? Where can I get a new ignition switch? Thank you for your help. I tried to upload photos but the files are too big.
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