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SUCCESS! The whole thing works great!:thumbup: I bypassed the switch and it worked great. Then took Cobbler's & walta's advice- tossing out the wiring & switch and installed all new ones from Home Depot. Also, green ground wires connect the box & switch itself. BTW, yes, it's possible...

That's quite possible. He was quite the "shadetree engineer". Upon further investigation, Billk is correct. Only 3 wires enter the motor; black, gray & green. Black attaches to the #4 stud. Gray attaches to the #1 stud. Green attaches to the motor case (ground). Since the motor does work...

I'll try that next. :o I'll double check the black wires. Yes- It's an ordinary three-prong plug. Sure- will do that ASAP. Thanks, wyliesdiesels & BillK. :)

Thanks, guys. Jim, I've spent a fair amount of time in Berryville; with OJ at Clarke Co Speedshop.:)

I inherited a 14” Sprunger drillpress from my recently deceased Father-in-law. Its on/off switch looks like a later addition- like an old household unit of unknown origin. When I flip the switch from “off” to “on”: -Sometimes the motor starts and runs normally. -Sometimes the motor “bumps...

Hi, guys. I'm Just Gary from Fairfax, VA. I've been a hotrod/motorcycle guy since age 14 and by extension, have spent a lot of my life in the garage. I've been a HAMBer since 2002 but only recently started lurking here. My 2-car "garage-mahal" contains a Hemi-powered '28 Ford, my workbench...