I read sometime ago on this group to run the ground wire on the six volt cars directly to the starter. I did that today on my friend Yaron's 1953 Commander. He needed a new battery anyway and he wanted to try another cable. We bought a 1 gauge cable 35 inches long at NAPA and ran it from the positive terminal to the top mounting bolt on the starter. The car is positive ground. The first time he hit the starter switch we knew right away it made a difference. You could hear the difference.The starter cranked much faster than it ever had before according to Yaron. He has owned the car since 1971, so I trust him on this one. The little 232 in this car has been treated to a 4 speed conversion with hurst shifter, heads milled with steel shim gaskets,dual exhaust and a holley 390 CFM 4 barrel carb. A Turner disc brake conversion with finned Hawk rear drum brake conversion. The rear axle ratio is the standard 3.54 #44. Now that the owner is confident that the car will always crank he will be using it a lot more. Thanks for the tip who ever posted it. You made my friend very happy today, sincerely, Joe Flannery
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16 years ago