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WEBApr 15, 2022 · When the "self starter" or electric starter came out on early automobiles it was a switch (button) on the floor. Later on it was moved to the dash but still a push button with some automobiles requiring a key to turn the ignition on before pressing the button.
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WEBNov 10, 2020 · The starter switch is mounted on the top of the frame rail near the steering box with two 1/4 x 28 bolts and nuts. The button comes up through a hole in the floor board between the clutch and brake pedals.
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WEBMay 7, 2009 · The Buicks had it, but it wasn't a button on the floor--it was a switch built into the base of the carb. Matt the gas pedal, and the linkage opens up the butterflies, and the vacuum switch engages the starter.
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WEBJun 27, 2020 · Old Joe remembers …I remember when the starter switch was actually on the floor. My brother , three boy cousins and i sure could find ways to get into trouble. One of them was discovering that you...
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WEBJan 30, 2015 · The switch on the floor is almost certainly not the dimmer, but the starter switch. You turned on the ignition with the key, then stepped on the starter switch to switch the starter motor on and turn the engine over. [It's the headlight switch. Below, an illustration from the 1938 Pontiac owners manual (Spanish edition). "Foot switch for lamps."
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WEBMay 26, 2014 · I seem to remember that my father's 52 Buick, had a starter button on the floor. Also I cannot remember if my brother's 55 had one. Any comments or information on this subject would be appreciated. Well, you were close, but no prize. The starter switch is actually on the carburetor.
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WEBMar 7, 2018 · By 1920, nearly all manufacturers were producing cars equipped with starters making it easy for anyone, regardless of physical abilities, to start a car by pressing a button mounted on the dash or floor. An ignition on and starter engage switch operated by a key was introduced by Chrysler in 1949.
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WEBJan 6, 2018 · The original Ford floor starter switches on V8 1932 t0 1934 models were mounted on two bolts on the top end of the steering box. There is a push rod to activate the switch which goes through a hole in the floor board slightly below and between the clutch and brake pedals.
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WEBApr 25, 2018 · Remove the 3 bolts holding the starter to the bell housing and remove the starter from the engine. Remove the starter switch from the top of the starter. Remove the 2 bolts in the end plate of the starter and carefully remove the end cap, being careful of the spring loaded brushes contained therein.
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WEBNov 26, 2018 · My wife’s 1924 Overland has a starter button on the floor under her feet. You need to turn on the ignition key. When you step on the button a fork pushes the Bendix gear into the flywheel gear and the starter cranks.