1950 dodge flathead 6 wiring

[snowe]

i recently bought my 1950 dodge coronet and the previous owner was 96 years old and going a little nuts, he ripped all of the wiring out (anything connected to a wire) so I have just about nothing and I was wondering if anyone could provide some tips or pictures of their engine bays if they have a similar car, any help is greatly appreciated 

and also he said something about doing a 12 volt conversion but I don't know if he has done that yet or if it was in the plans to do... is there any way to tell,(I got the car with no battery)

[knuckleharley]

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....the previous owner was 96 years old and going a little nuts, he ripped all of the wiring out (anything connected to a wire) ...

Did he go nuts before or after he ripped all the wiring out?

 

Either way,it's a real comfort to know I am not the only one that loses their grip when confronted with wiring.

[snowe]

20 minutes ago, knuckleharley said:

Did he go nuts before or after he ripped all the wiring out?

 

Either way,it's a real comfort to know I am not the only one that loses their grip when confronted with wiring.

he was 96, basically blind and going a little senile...so he ripped them all out and then sadly passed away. but i think everyone's been at that point with wiring 

[greg g]

Check the head lamps, six volt should have a part number cast into the lens 6 v will say 6006 or similar. If all the wiring has been vandalized, your best bet is to go to the after market and get a new reproduced harness.  Or you can rewire yourself.  The engine circuits are pretty basic and can be fairly easily jury rigged to get the car up and running.  The rest of the cars electrical are pretty basic also.  If you have a 6v/12 v battery charger you can check light bulbs.by powering them with the six volt setting to assess whether they have been switched to 12v. You should go to one of the several online vendors and buy an original or reprinted service manuals.

 

Put up some pictures so we can see how bad it is.

[Frank Gooz]

I will get some pictures of my car I also have a 1950 Dodge Coronet. I have just made a new harness that stated with the carburetor thought the transmission controls.

I do think a copy of the shop manual could be a great help to you. I use mine every time I do anything on my car. I will be converting to a 6 volt positive ground alternator

Soon. The company I used also has a kit to keep the 6 volt transmission controls if you want to change/complete the 12 volt conversion.

That company is " Vintage auto garage " 800 516-4461  Jay Johnson.

[snowe]

frank if you could get some good pictures that would be amazing, half the pictures on the internet are either taken on a  2002 blackberry or the cars been jury rigged to high

hell. i'll get some pictures to show yall tomorrow when the rain stops 

[Frank Gooz]

Snowe

I have a few to try.

[Frank Gooz]

Snowe,

The last two.

Let me know if these help i will try to get the tranny wires next. Should they me closer?

[snowe]

they look awesome frank, thanks so much, in your second picture i have that large black box on the firewall but not the one next to it, what is that?

[greg g]

The small one is a relay, the large one is the voltage regulator.  Usually only the more optioned cars have relays except for the horns.  A relay is a magnetic ly controlled switch that uses a low amp load circuit to power a high amp load accessory removing the resistance of the switch from the circuit. The VR controls the operation of the generator providing proper charging rates as indicated by state of charge and sensed load on the battery.

[Frank Gooz]

That is the horn relay, I looked under the dash I will try a few and see if they are worth sending.