I have a '58/59 workbull. I have owned it
for a few months and have used it several
times. It sat for a few weeks, went to
start it and it wouldn't start, acted like
a dead battery. Battery was 4 years old so
I went ahead and replaced with a brand new
24f 750cca battery. Didn't help at all. It
barely turned over then the click, click.
I pulled the starter and connected cables
directly to the starter and it spun up
fine. Re-installed and directly connected
cables bypassing the ignition, nothing,
maybe a very faint attempt at trying to
turn the starter. I can turn the engine
without too much effort by the rad fan.
Did I get a bum battery or is the starter
bad? From my research it's a Delco style
with the Bendix drive.
for a few months and have used it several
times. It sat for a few weeks, went to
start it and it wouldn't start, acted like
a dead battery. Battery was 4 years old so
I went ahead and replaced with a brand new
24f 750cca battery. Didn't help at all. It
barely turned over then the click, click.
I pulled the starter and connected cables
directly to the starter and it spun up
fine. Re-installed and directly connected
cables bypassing the ignition, nothing,
maybe a very faint attempt at trying to
turn the starter. I can turn the engine
without too much effort by the rad fan.
Did I get a bum battery or is the starter
bad? From my research it's a Delco style
with the Bendix drive.