Posted by snoop-nc on June 09, 2012 at 11:16:31 from (67.213.36.29):
In Reply to: 1964 Ford 4000 Gas posted by TPrig on June 09, 2012 at 10:50:48:
I'm assuming its a 4cyl. gasser. My experiences with 63 4000 gasser / 5spd. may or maynot be helpful. DEAN and SOUNDGUY and a couple more guys here are the true gurus on these older Fords.
On my 63, need to have adequate size battery cables from B. to Sol. to Starter as well as to Ground. Make DARN SURE your connections are bright metal-to-metal at each connection INCLUDING the battery posts...also that your cable(s) don't have internal corrosion. With that said, your starter switch may have a bit of dirt/trash/ XX that keeps it from working properly.
Here's a "test"... sit in the seat...tractor tranny in neutral...switch key "on"...take a screwdriver or some metal object and "cross" the screw terminal (on the starter button on the tranny top) to "ground". I do this against the starter button itself. It should spin right over.
The "starter buttons" can be a "PIA" even when new. Just this morning, I started my 4000 w/o any difficulty (in the proper manner)... shut down a few minutes later and it was like your description...IE dead. I then did the screwdriver thing and it instantly fired. Later...after another shutdown it restarted like it was supposed to.
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