john357
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- Joined
- Mar 9, 2017
- Messages
- 7
- Location
- Jennings, La.
- Tractor
- 1963 Ford 2000 4-cyl. gas, 8N, JD 4630, 4230, 3020, R, 60, D.,
I have a 1963 Ford 2000 4-cyl. gas. it has been converted to 12 volt, one wire alternator. New battery, starters good, relay's good. I can't get power through the relay to the starter. I've even taken a jumper cable from the battery to bypass the relay and nothing happens. Really scratching my head on this one. When I turn on the switch I have power to three poles on the relay, pushing the starter button grounds it out as usual, so that should be good. But here is something that is quite confusing to me. When I turn the switch on and then turn on the light switch I loose all power going to the relay. The battery post is hot but the cable attached to it is not. I really don't know what is going on. Could this be a grounding problem or some kind of polarity issue? Would appreciate the help, thank you.