| |
Click on image for the lowdown. 
====
| | | Forums66 Topics128,012 Posts1,055,317 Members48,419 | | Most Online14,466
Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks  Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
Lots of work on Brad's part ... pure enjoyment (and references) for you!
| | THANKS!
For helping keep this great
old truck web site
on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down
with Ads!  Again, thanks!
| | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 | Need some help with starting.
I have a 59 GMC p/u 270 with a turn key push button start. I hook the batt. up and the gen. light comes on. Turn the key, push the button and nothing happens. Gen. light is always on.
On the starter sol. I have 2 small term. P and S
I connected the purple wire to the S term. Connected the push button start in line on the purple wire from the starter.
I'm not sure about the ign. switch and the push button start. Any help would be great.
Thank you. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 Member | | Member Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,029 | What have you changed besides adding a battery? The gen light should only come on when the ignition is on and the engine is not running. Has this truck ever run while you have owned it? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | You have the starter wire hooked up correctly. Try crossing the S term to the bat. cable term. with a screwdriver or something. That should kick in the sterter if it works & the bat is hot. (Be shure it is in neutral.) The other term. on the push button should go to bat. or ign. switch. You might try diconnecting wires from the voltage regulator & see if the light goes out. The wires could hooked up wrong to the ign. switch. You will need a wireing diagram to trace it.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 | The push button is to the right of the switch. I know 100% the switch and button work. It worked when I had the 283 in the truck. The dash wiring got all ****ed up and I had to do the best I could with the spare harnesses I had from the parts truck.
Yes, the gen light is on with the key off.
I'll turn the key on and push the button and nothing happens.
Here's what I have so far hooked to the switch,
Purple wire from term. S to the ign.
Lt green is to ign. 2
Pink is to ign. 1
Red wire to batt
Two pink wires off the acc.
I have the 270 in the truck now. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 Member | | Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 53 | I figured everything out. What a pain in the ***. | | |
|
|
| |
