I try to start Rusty once a week to exercise him until he's complete. Well it has been about 3 weeks so I go to start him....engine cranks and cranks until battery is dead. I was scratching my head...gas was off...charged battery for a hour, turned on gas and cranked right up. LOL It's that damn new battery cutoff switch I installed that got me out of my normal routine. Rather that than a house fire.
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We all have been there many times, but maybe not cranking it dead.png "smile")
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Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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So why did it crank if you had the battery cutoff switch turned off? Sounds like you are only cutting power to the key switch.Comment
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a properly set up A, which yours obv. is, will usually fire up in just a couple of revolutions. If not, drop back and think about what is going on.
None of us have ever left the key off when trying to start!!!!! LOL LOLComment
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Beauford, you are not stupid, just Model A challenged. Once you get in the habit of driving it around daily, it will all become second nature.You wana look waaay far up da road and plan yer route because the brakes are far more of a suggestion than a command!Comment
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Beauford,
I'm STUPID too, so what do you think makes YOU so SPECIAL?
Bull W.
(OH SHIT, I "thought" thet wuz a GOAT???):rolling
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Bill's got the hang of it. Pretty soon he'll be slingingOriginally posted by BILL WILLIAMSON View PostBeauford,
I'm STUPID too, so what do you think makes YOU so SPECIAL?
Bull W. (OH SHIT, I "thought" thet wuz a GOAT???):rolling.png "poop")
with the best of us....well, me at least. .png "cool")
I wonder, could I change the 'bullshit' in my signature and use instead????
"Bullshit and Brilliance Comes with Age and Experience"Comment
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Love it guys!!! I haven't see that much [email protected]%t since I left the wastewater plant. LOLComment
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B.S. is VALUABLE as a FERTILIZER & dried, it becomes a SUPER BRIQUETTE!
In West Texas, we used them in our WOOD Stoves!--Firewood was SCARCE!
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I gapped my plugs yesterday and put on a distributor cap plug with spark plug wires and boots not gonna torque that head around those little metal strips, anyway old stupid here does not pay attention to how he routed the plug wires, NOW WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG, AND WON'T START. Oh I know stupid struck again..png "roll eyes")
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The other day some body started one of my cars up for me. When he shut it off the ignition switch was not pushed in all the way!! Coil was real hot when I touched it. I disconnected the battery neg cable on the battery. What do I have to do to correct his mistake ?? Thank you !!...03-01-2019, 10:24 AM -
Was working on horn (trying to get it to sound as it should. Never could!) and did a dumb thing -- left battery cutoff switch in "on" position.
My brake switch is very touchy and I must pull up on brake pedal 1/164" (well, you get it -- a hair) or the brake lights stay on.
I'm guessing that's what happened and when I went to start the engine last night the...04-21-2018, 12:51 PM -
If you broke down and needed it jumped to start could a car with a twelve battery start you (with out any damage ? Thank you.09-21-2018, 02:18 PM
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I'm a Battery Tender guy, had one for years and it still does the charging job well. I've read about these desulfator battery chargers which say they can do a better job of prolonging battery life. What say you?01-16-2019, 10:37 AM -
Hello all ,
My name is Marcus and I am the marketing manager for Turbostart Batteries . We are in the process of coming out with the Model A Battery and some of the other ford ones. So when we bought Turbostart they gave us some stuff. My problem finding out exactly what the battery needs and should look like . So if any one can reach out to me on here or at the shop . I'm looking for...02-22-2019, 04:10 PM -
Went to get my grandmothers A/C out of her garage which involved backing out her town car. It wouldn’t start which was weird because it’s on a trickle charger and I drove it two days ago... so I go pop the hood and check their battery cables and one is loose so I took it off and cleaned. Put it back on, gave it a twist and BOOM... the damn thing exploded.png "omg")
Got a few good welts...06-26-2019, 09:37 PM -
Some of the newer battery chargers have a feature to rejuvenate sulfated batteries.
I'm wondering if it's worth trying one.
Does anyone here own one, how well does it work, what brand is it, and how much did it cost? Thanks09-29-2017, 11:00 PM -
While I'm recovering from foot surgery, I'm planning projects for the Model A. I want to put a battery disconnect switch in the floor between the front seats. All my research finds I should use at least a #2 gauge cable. I've found an outfit that will make up insulated cables. Now checking the switches, Brattons is the only vendor to list the ratings, 40 amps at 6 volts. Is that enough to handle the...03-25-2018, 12:58 AM -
If I have six good batteries on a shelf, can I put one battery maintainer on them by running jumpers across all of the positive and all of the negative posts to the maintainer?02-11-2019, 10:59 AM -
We've been using Optima batteries with good success in 12 volt applications with 1 wire alternators. We tried a 6 volt Optima and haven't had much success with holding a prolonged charge. Our (commercial) battery vendor won't recommend a maintainer (such as the Battery Tender Junior, etc.) for the 6 volt application unless it's a wet cell battery. Any thoughts and / or what are folks using for batteries...05-05-2018, 06:08 PM
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