can someone please help me out in 2 weeks i have to pick up my truck now my buddy have found out that the truck dont have a ignition key its a chevrolet 3600 longbed 1952 with floor starter.. any help is welcome i would install a new ignition key but for now i dont have one...
Does it have the old type of coil with the metal cap?? If so, the easiest thing would be to rig a modern style coil (exposed connections) on it and hotwire that one. Those old style caps will come off to get to the wire inside.
thanx oldbuzzard ... speedwagen has wrote me.. : Speedwagen Run a hot wire from the battery to the ballast resistor, and stomp on the starter
That's good. He evidently knows what is in there. The original coil/engine never heard of a ballast resistor. Just figured I'd start at the beginning. Happy motoring.
yeah i was readin tonight my 1947-1954 truck factory assembly book i see its only have 2 wires so i can connect them together and then push the floor starter or 'm i wrong.....???????
It is hard to see the coil wiring in the pix. The red wire from the distributor should go to the -(minus) terminal on the coil. Nothing else on that terminal. The + terminal should have 12V through a ballast resistor. Where do the 2 wires from the ign switch go now?
oldbuzzard to be honest now i'm in germany its 01.07 at night i will see my truck in less then 2weeks my buddy is going tomorow trying to hotwire the car hopely with luck.. but i think the battery is also dead... so will tell you tomorow if i hear anything..
OK. It looks like the resistor is on the terminal going to the distributor. It will not start that way.
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