where is the pwr going to?

[hotrod ford]

ok, here i go, please bear with me. the eng will start and the timing is off some. thats ok, all i need is a timing light to fix that. my thing is for some reason or so when go to start it it might not want to start and it seams it does not want to crank. i used a multi-meter and checked the battery. with the ignition on the batt has 13.31v. with the ignition off, it has 13.50 v, batt to the horn, temp sens and oil press has 13.47v. batt to the soleniod 13.40v. batt to the carb and starter 13.45v. this tells me i have a good current and good voltage from the battery. now when i turn the key it will not do anything except for the starter solenoid poppin. where is the power going to, or is somthing bad?


ALSO, what is a good 12v source to install my coil and carb?

[fordman]

bad or old solenoid maybe. it only works when it wants to.

[hotrod ford]

ok, replaced the solenoid and it started right up. turned it off and went to restart it and nothing but a poppin sound from the new soleniod. what gives? is it possible that the battery is to small?

[BobbyFord]

I think there may be a loose/bad connection somewhere and you just jiggled it the right way when you swapped out the solenoid. Clean and tighten battery terminals, battery posts, cable that runs down to the starter, etc.

[hotrod ford]

ok, i took the battery out of my 05 f150 and tried it. started up quick but the solenoid sparked also. after i got the timing down and turned it off i looked at the cable going to the starter. in some spots it is brittle and the wires are showing in some spots. i think this may be the probl

one more thing, is the solenoid a good 12v source for the coil and carb?

[BobbyFord]

Wherever the soleniod sparked is your bad connection. Missing/cracked insulation is likely not your problem unless you can positively tell it was grounding somewhere.
Why do you not want to use the original coil power wire?

[hotrod ford]

Wherever the soleniod sparked is your bad connection. Missing/cracked insulation is likely not your problem unless you can positively tell it was grounding somewhere.
Why do you not want to use the original coil power wire?

i'm sorry, not the coil but the distributor wire.

[fordman]

originally the brown wire coming off of the fender relay (solenoid) is the start hot wire for the coil. and the points dist wire would have gone to the coil. if you are putting a a electronic dist of some sort. here is a good way to install it. http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... =8&t=48178

i have no idea about power to a carb. is it a electric choke. if so everyone is saying hook it to the stator terminal of your alternator for power to the electric choke.

[hotrod ford]

well, today i decided to change out the elec temp and oil gauges for mechanical ones. the originals would not read that why. now my truck does nothing. i went to start it and it won't crank, the solenoid won't pop and after i disconnected the battery terminals and went to hook them back up they spark. it all was working fine until i switched out those stupid gauges. i diconnected the temp just incase the spring coil was arcing somthing but no, it still sparks when i try to hook the terminals to the battery. i really don't know what to do now. i have read my chiltons and haynes and can't find out anything to help.

[fordman]

well since it started with what you did last to the truck go back and check your work. if you have to put it all back the way you found it and start over. i cant see why putting in aftermarket gauges would not let your truck lose all power to it.