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Re: [Oletrucks] Ignition switch question

To: Bob <kinderlehrer@comcast.net>, Charles Culver <smokey@railops.com>
Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] Ignition switch question
From: "Hanlon, Bill (ISS Houston)" <Bill.Hanlon@hp.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:19:53 +0000
If I remember correctly, Smokey's 50 is still a stock 6 volts.  If so, there
won't be a ballast resistor.

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From: oletrucks-bounces@autox.team.net [oletrucks-bounces@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Bob [kinderlehrer@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 2:37 PM
To: Charles Culver
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] Ignition switch question

There Should be a wire from the switch on the top of the starter to a
terminal on the ignition switch and one from another terminal to the
ballast resistor. The other end of the ballast resistor is connected
To the coil
Bob
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On Nov 27, 2009, at 7:42 PM, "Charles Culver" <smokey@railops.com>
wrote:

> I need a little help with an electrical problem.  Accidentally
> pulled some
> wires loose while replacing a speedometer cable on the '50 3600, and
> now I
> am not getting fire when I try to start the engine.  My "ignition
> switch"
> has a terminal for the battery and one for accessories.  I do not
> use the
> ignition terminal because the starter pedal is on the floor.
>
>
>
> So I have 2 ignition switch terminals to hook up wires to so that
> when I
> turn on the key a circuit is closed and I get fire when I start the
> engine.
> One terminal has a hot wire from the battery.  That one is hooked
> up.  The
> other one has accessories such as blinkers, gas gauge, radio etc.
> They all
> work when I turn the key on.  I am not sure where the missing wire
> comes
> from, but I would think from the distributor or coil (?).
>
>
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
>
>
> Smokey
>
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