You all are absolutely awesome!!!!!!!

53 4 Me: Going to the trouble of sending a picture of the grounding strap was above and beyond! I don't have one; but, I will! Thanx!

I checked the battery cables again. I could 'make' the positive one wiggle a little, so I took it off and cleaned everything.

I checked the coil connections; the wire to the starter was loose. I tried to take it off to clean the connecting bolt/nut, no luck, couldn't get it off (felt like I was going to break something!). So I cleaned everything there as best I could and tightened the nut a little.

We took her to the grocery store, to dinner, and to pick up a beer (yes, Tommy, we still drink beer). She purrs like a kitten (new exhaust today; that's on a different page), and she gave us no problems.

I really appreciate the thought and experience you all shared with me -- I'd have had to pay big bucks to have a shop figure this out. THANK YOU!

Best regards,


A great lady, a stovebolt, & a small town! What else is there?
Aspiring '54 6400 dump truck owner
'Bolt On
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