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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 43 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 43 | Anyone else having issues waking their sleeping truck? My truck ran 3 years ago while working on the restoration. Now my son and I cannot get it to crank, turn on a light nothing. I have a usable battery and charger on it now to get some electricity into the circuits. My old Honda is that way waking little bit until all is working. Any ideas? Thanks Jay
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 | Nothing is sleepy. You likely have corrosion. Rust never sleeps. Remove every connection, inspect, and clean wire terminal ends. Start at battery and move toward everything down stream.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 43 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 43 | That was the plan. Washington weather makes a mess of everything. That’s on tap for Sunday. Thanks Jay
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| | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 Crusing in the Passing Lane | | Crusing in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 5,096 | 52Carl has it, also, while at it, make sure both battery cables are large enough.
Ed
'37 GMC T-18 w/ DD 4-53T, RTO-610, 6231 aux., '95 GMC running gear, full disc brakes, power steering, 22.5 wheels and tires.
'47 GMC 1 ton w/ 302, NP-540, 4wd, full width Blazer front axle.
'54 GMC 630 w/ 503 gasser, 5 speed, ex fire truck, shortened WB 4', install 8' bed.
'55 GMC 370 w/270, 420 4 speed, grain, dump bed truck from ND. Works OK.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,636 | Did 71 still have a terminal next to the radiator where a wire from the positive side of the battery connected and another wire also hooked to it and fed into the fuse box? Might check that connection if it is there. My 69 had that, but not sure what year that stopped.
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