circlepilot
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The wiring diagram for the 225 slant six starter, shows the wire going to the starter as A1, gage 6B. What does the letter "B" mean? 65 service manual, page 8-109, figure 11.
Norm
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Wire identification.
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I found a reference that says the B represents "Bare" as what might be used for a ground, but that makes no sense in this application.
Even up to 67 and 68 the wire is refered to as 6B
There is a B&S wire size that is a British wire size and the same as AWG
67 calls out A1-6B (R)
68 calls out A1-6B-R
67
Even up to 67 and 68 the wire is refered to as 6B
There is a B&S wire size that is a British wire size and the same as AWG
67 calls out A1-6B (R)
68 calls out A1-6B-R
67
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A1 6B is the battery cable. Usually red. A1A 10R is the wire going to the starter relay usually red. On some early cars the battery cables were black. My 58 fury was black battery cable. My 62 polara also black You can see the original battery cable hanging down above the steering box
Demonic
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It's #6 size wire. The second number before the color denotes the wire size.
circlepilot
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Thanks for all the replies...When I first viewed the diagram, it is obvious that it requires a #6 gage wire, due to the type of application, It was the "B" that was in question. I had even considered it meaning "braided" as in a grounding application, but as Dana67Dart said, "it makes no sense in this application." A bare hot wire? I'm finishing up the test stand I'm building for my 225 and being in the process of wiring it, is when I encountered the question of the #6B.
The B is a mystery, which may never be solved (I hate that!)
Charrlie_S
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It might be possible it could mean Black or Red, since both colors have been used in that circuit
I checked further even in 73 FSM the wire is referred to as 6B and I noticed some grounds being referred to as 4G and 10G
It must mean something back in the day!
It must mean something back in the day!
MDchanic
Connoisseur d'Junque
Ya want my guess?
[waiting for someone to kind of accidentally look my way so I can take it as a Yes]
It's an indication of the cable type.
"6ga Battery" and "4ga Ground."
(along with "8ga Battery" and "10ga Ground").
With "B" meaning "Battery +" and "G" meaning "Battery –".
We all know that the positive and negative battery studs are different sizes, and the terminal clamps are also correspondingly different sizes, right?
All of the other wires are terminated the same way, with some sort of crimped-on terminal end which is either a ring terminal, or snaps into a plastic connector body, but the battery cables are terminated in a unique manner, with big lead terminal clamps.
Plausible?
– Eric
yes, but without written proof from back in the day.....
Its just odd that these are the only wires with this type designation
MDchanic
Connoisseur d'Junque
Proof denies faith.
They're also the only wires that go to the battery.
– Eric
Proof confirms faith!
kind of like "Trust But Verify"
MDchanic
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Once one has seen proof, there is no need for faith.
Faith in the presence of proof is not true faith.
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Once one has seen proof, there is no need for faith.
Faith in the presence of proof is not true faith.
– Eric
circlepilot
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Are you guys messing with me? It's not in my profile, but "Faith" is my last name. Really!
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Show me proof!
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