RFMOORE wrote:
........ can't figure out how the electricity is supposed to complete the circuit to ground ........
Ground is from the center of the steering wheel, down the shaft, to the frame.
Following may or may not help
http://edge-op.org/1949_Oldsmobile/images/365-1.jpg
'49 and '55 should be similar, if not the same.
Norm
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