One thing I do not think anyone mentioned, and was a big part of the issue with my C. Take the starter loose or off, and wire brush the area on the starter where it meets the block and wire brush the block as well behind the starter. That is an often overlooked ground path which either gets painted, or has a rust buildup. If the starter housing cannot ground to the block and the ground cable is on the block it will never start. The C my dad owned (and I have now) would never start unless it had a fresh battery and it was warm weather, then it barely rolled over enough to fire, and he just usually hand cranked it. After I got it I decided to find out what was wrong with the starting system, and started with new cables, checked the starter (starter was good as it was hardly used). Then I cleaned all the connections and that area on the block/starter. It now starts fairly easily on 6 volt with 6 ga. automotive cables (no that is not a typo, I said 6 guage). Also, check right after trying to start that there is no heat anywhere on cables, connections, etc. Usually a weak connection will heat up. I know I would be better with larger cables, but if everything else is in good shape it will start. I have to 6 volt tractors with 6 guage cables on them (cheap and easy to find), and both start fine now.
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