Starter Issues '65 FLH when Warm!

[Rubone]

On my '67 FLH I narrowed the battery tray and cover to except an FX battery and I liked the look better as it now sticks out just as far as the oil tank on the other side.

Rich, it is accept, not except. They way you wrote it it means anything other than an FX battery will fit.

[T. Cotten]

So while I was taking the starter button apart just to take a look, the wire soldered to the bottom contact ring broke off. I guess while I was trying to pull it out from the handlebars a bit, I pulled too far or too hard.

So now I need a new switch. Can someone recommend a source for a new switch? If it's not one thing it's another!

Honestly Craig,

Even though its "surgery", re-soldering is still easier than pulling wires through the bars. (That's if your 'new' switch comes with wires!)

Once upon a time, I thought member "Underdoggie" documented his pristine '65-only (and probably '64 servis) switch on this forum.
But the search function sux, and he don't come 'round like he used to...

....Cotten
PS: There are folks on this forum that are totally paranoid about soldering.

Get over it and try again.

[craig (DE)]

Honestly Craig,

Even though its "surgery", re-soldering is still easier than pulling wires through the bars. (That's if your 'new' switch comes with wires!)

Once upon a time, I thought member "Underdoggie" documented his pristine '65-only (and probably '64 servis) switch on this forum.
But the search function sux, and he don't come 'round like he used to...

....Cotten
PS: There are folks on this forum that are totally paranoid about soldering.

Get over it and try again.

Hey Cotton,

I went out yesterday and bought a nice new pencil style soldering iron. I will give it a go this weekend! I still have those old pistol style soldering guns with the loop style tips. It is way to big to try to get it into that switch.

[T. Cotten]

Craig!

Don't forget the Ruby Fluid.

....Cotten

[craig (DE)]

Craig!

Don't forget the Ruby Fluid.

....Cotten

I still have old flux paste so maybe I need to try some of that fancy Ruby Fluid. Don't know who carries it around my parts.

[T. Cotten]

I get mine from the hardware on the next block, Craig!

(But its a small town.)

Try the plumbing department.

....Cotten

[Underdoggie]

Actually that thread is on the flathead/panhead site

[craig (DE)]

We used to have nice mom and pop hardware stores in my town but the big boys (Home Depot, Lowes) drove them out of business.

[T. Cotten]

We used to have nice mom and pop hardware stores in my town but the big boys (Home Depot, Lowes) drove them out of business.

Well Craig,

This one used to be locally owned, but now its part of a chain of lumber yards.

Ruby Fluid is a tinning acid, which is great for a freshly-cleaned surface, particularly the iron itself.
And it works fantastic with a rosin-core solder, which then prevents corrosion.

....Cotten
PS: So John!

Do you have any pics saved?

[craig (DE)]

None of my local hardware stores carry Ruby Fluid. I even checked with Tractor Supply and they don’t carry it either. I just buy some fresh flux. The metal ring under the spring where my wire broke is very hard to get into to clean. I don’t want to put too much pressure on the other wire for fear of breaking the other wire still attached.