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| | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 | I am sure this will be the first of many asking for help!
1958 Chevy Apache. All stock.
It had been sitting in a barn for 30 years.
I put a new battery on it for grins the day I brought it home. The lights worked, horn worked, engine would turn over.
Did the following:
Pulled the tank and thoroughly cleaned it.
Cleaned all the gas lines.
Rebuilt the carb.
New wires, plugs, points, etc.
Replaced the ground on the battery.
Checked all fluids (all are getting flushed)
Cleaned the fuel pump.
Put in fresh gas.
Put the battery back on, and it acts like a battery is not even hooked up. No lights, horn, etc.
I pulled the battery and charged it.
Two things I can think of:
I accidentally left the ignition switch on the few weeks while too busy to play with it.....maybe burned it up?
I replaced the battery ground with one from Walmart. I used the original bolts. Maybe that is in issue?
Help! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | sounds like it was the ground replacement that was the problem - was the battery actually low when you put it on the charger? only thing that might have fried with the ignition left on is the coil or points, that wouldn't affect the lights or horn
didn't get the new ground tight enough on either end? didn't clean where it connects to the firewall? try a jumper cable from the battery neg direct to a starter mount bolt
Bill | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 | Thanks Bill! I will check the ground again.
I did not test the battery when I pulled it. I assumed (I should know better) it was drained. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 | I checked all the connections and the ground. All tight and clean.
Put a meter on the battery. Did not even move the needle. Checked the meter on 4 other batteries and the meter is working.
Maybe a dead new battery? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | it would seem so, could be a defective one or you may have made it so leaving the key on - take it to a parts store [or back where you got it] and have it tested
Bill | | | | | Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 6 | Took the battery back last night. It did not even register on the stores tester.
New battery in......almost had this thing fired up last night. | | |
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