cletis, over the course of a week, I ran it down cranking it every now and then with the time amounts listed above. 3B, I accidentally clipped a wire from the head to the frame, it was one of the green cloth-wire wrap like on the older style truck's ground straps. Will this affect the electrical flow enough to heat it up?

1959 Chevrolet 3100 Stepside Apache
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