Re: Engine bump switch

[Butch Edison <waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that Steve. I was wondering if the remote starter was the same thing as shorting the starter with a screwdriver, which I think we did if a solenoid failed. From your description, it is. 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Charette " < stevec @ imperialservices .net> 
To: 1962to1965mopars@ topica .com 
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 11:16:09 AM 
Subject: RE: Engine bump switch 


Butch, 
        The Snap-On model I have is one I got back in the 60's - Snap-On 
refers to it as a 6" Straight Blade Screw Driver.  Proper usage dictates 
delicately wedging it between the large terminal on the starter relay and 
the middle terminal (one with the small screw holding the connector) until 
the starter cranks amid a shower of sparks. 

        After roasting the ends of all my screwdrivers, I eventually bought 
one from Cornwall or somebody like that... It had a red lead that went to 
the large terminal on the relay, and a black one that went to the middle 
terminal.  Cool part was that it also had a toggle switch in the bottom that 
electrically connected the red wire to third green wire, that was connected 
to the positive terminal of the coil.  I called it my "portable key", as I 
could start a car in the lot and run it inside even if I didn't have the 
key.  Locking steering columns religated the rig to "bump switch" status. 

        Looking back now that I know better, hooking the black and red wires 
as described above caused the bump switch to carry the load of the solenoid 
- it would probably be more proper to connect the black wire (as described 
above) to the terminal opposite the neutral start switch.  This would have 
the added benefits of A) not carrying the solenoid load across the switch, 
and B) potentially prevent you from running over yourself if the car is not 
in Park or Neutral.  In addition, running the hot jumper directly to the 
coil would have made short work of the points if driven for long.  That wire 
(green) should have been hooked to the supply side of the ballast resistor. 

        Back in the day it wasn't uncommon to see a bump switch mounted on 
the firewall (great for lashing valves), and one buddy of mine even had an 
oil pressure gauge underhood .  Same with volt meters in the trunk to monitor 
the trunk-mounted battery. 

SC 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Butch Edison [ mailto : waedison @comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 1:52 PM 
To: 1962to1965mopars@ topica .com 
Subject: Engine bump switch 





I'd like to make what we used to call a 'bump switch' to rotate the engine, 
but forget where the leads go. If this link is usable , it will take you to 
the Snap-On site where they have a picture. If not, once you get to their 
site just type "remote" into the search box and pick "remote starter 
solenoid switch". Thanks/ Butch/ Ferndale , WA 



http ://buy1. snapon 
.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=11306&group_ID=1476&store= 
snapon -store& dir =catalog 


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