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#94661 02/15/2006 4:44 PM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 18 | I just bought a '54 3/4 ton. One of the break lights works on and off and the reverse lights don't work at all. I looked at the wiring under the truck and it appears to be spliced in a few places. I need a new wiper motor anyway so I'm thinking of converting to 12 volt. This is my first old truck and I've got no wiring experience. How hard/costly/time consuming would it be to completely rewire this vehicle and convert to 12 Volt? | | |
#94662 02/15/2006 5:30 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | not hard at all if you're patient, get a good repro wiring harness - price will be 1-200 prolly, but all you hafta do is rip out the old wires, install the new, change all the bulbs to 12v ones, add the necessary dropping resistors for the gauges and heater fan - can be done in a few hours or a weekend and come back for troubleshooting advice of course  Bill | | |
#94663 02/15/2006 5:38 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Dropping resistors for the heater fan..OH NO, the creature isn't really dead!  Stuart | | |
#94664 02/15/2006 6:07 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,513 | Keep an eye on local classifieds for parts for 1955 and up chevs or pontiacs. You want to grab a 12 volt generator, voltage regulator, coil , resistor (if you see one on the firewall), and horn relay. Don't convert just for the wiper motor though. Some guys have said thier electric one has 2 speeds; too fast and way too fast. Don't count out the vacumm wiper without taking it apart and smearing vaseline on the guts and trying it again. A new harness is pretty easy as most kits have the wires numbered and pictures where they go. If the rest of your wiring is not too bad go buy a cheap trailer wiring harness and just re-do the wiring from the cab to the rear lamps.
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