oldmopar Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 Not sure if anyone else has done this but I was replacing some rubber hoses that were leaking on the oil filter with steel lines and had to remove the starter to get the lines out. So while I had the starter out I installed a battery cable from the starter motor mounting bolt to the battery, also left the original one in place. The car was cranking ok just wanted to see if I could improve it. Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 OK, Paul Harvey.......what's the rest of the story??? Quote
oldmopar Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Posted January 11, 2012 It started right up but may not be a honest test as I had the car in the garage doing some work I also had charged the battery. My thinking is that putting the pos ground cable to the battery would cut the resistance and give more power to the battery. Another change while not electrical I also had found a oil canster that has a drain in the bottom so I installed that when changing the filter lines. This should make cleaning out the canister easier. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 IF by chance you think that did help with cranking I would next test the battery cables for a voltage drop..though the connections and lugs may appear good to the naked eye, internal resistance will kill cranking power fast..you should test all ables and the solenoid itself..if there is no sign of a voltage drop, then next would be to do am apmerage draw test of the starter motor itself, work rear bush can cause armature drag and shoot current drain off the chart..replacement of the bush is cheap and easy.. Quote
desoto1939 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 It started right up but may not be a honest test as I had the car in the garage doing some work I also had charged the battery. My thinking is that putting the pos ground cable to the battery would cut the resistance and give more power to the battery. Another change while not electrical I also had found a oil canster that has a drain in the bottom so I installed that when changing the filter lines. This should make cleaning out the canister easier. I have an old AC canister filter on my 39 Desoto. This unit does not have the drain screw on my unit. After taking out the filter there is some oil in the bottom of the canister. I just use a plastic kitchen baster to suck out the remianing oil. It might take me 2-3 times to get the remaining oil out of the unit and then I wipe it clean with clean cloth. When the baster stops working I go to the Dollar store and get a new one. I think it is eaiser to siphon the oil out then having to have another can under the drain. Just my 2 cents. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Quote
RobertKB Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 This unit does not have the drain screw on my unit. After taking out the filter there is some oil in the bottom of the canister. I just use a plastic kitchen baster to suck out the remianing oil. It might take me 2-3 times to get the remaining oil out of the unit and then I wipe it clean with clean cloth.I think it is eaiser to siphon the oil out then having to have another can under the drain. Just my 2 cents. Rich Hartung Desoto1939@aol.com Ditto! This is how I do all my canisters on my three flatties. One even has the drain screw on the bottom but I never us it as it can still be messy. Quote
Young Ed Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 I have an actual suction gun I use but same idea. Quote
Harold M Posted January 11, 2012 Report Posted January 11, 2012 When I rebuilt my motor I had the original starter and one of my parts car The one of my parts car, also a 47 was much heaver larger center shaft, larger bushings larger commutater. It starts the car great dont know what it was on originally Quote
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