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#95171 03/21/2006 8:37 AM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | I have a 1941 1/2 ton pickup. I have located 5 accessories which are: Radio,fog lights,Heater, defroster, and spotlight. I need to know the proper way to wire them. Do I purchase a fuse block? If so then where do I obtain my hot wire from the lighting swtch or the ignition switch?
Should I use a in-line fuse for each accessory?
I do have the proper delco-remy switches for the heater, defroster & fog lights. One other question. How do you fit a full grown man underneath the dash? I've tried greasing myself up but that leaves a mess in the floor. Thanks
Greater love have no man than this,
That he let his wife drive his truck to the grocery store.
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#95172 03/21/2006 12:13 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | For the first question, on the later AD trucks, accessories like that were fed using inline fuses connected to the ammeter. A fuse block could be fed from the same location and used to supply the accessories.
For the second question, there is no answer! The 47 to 53 dashes are not fun to work on either! | | |
#95173 03/21/2006 1:01 PM | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 395 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 395 | fuse radio and heater from ing sw,,,curcit braker and relay for fog lights and spot...doc | | |
#95174 03/21/2006 2:21 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | Thanks for the help. Didn't they know back then that someday big old heavy farts like me would have to work on these trucks? I quess they would be happy to know that the old truck survived for 65 years. Thanks again for your wisdom. Bert
Greater love have no man than this,
That he let his wife drive his truck to the grocery store.
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#95175 03/21/2006 3:59 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,031 | use a bosch relay for each of the 5 accessories as well as each headlight hi/lo. http://www.r1200gs.info/howto/relay.html http://www.stovebolt.com/bboard/cgi-bin//ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=001404#000004 http://www.classictruckshop.com/clubs/earlyburbs/projects/bosch/foglites.htm http://www.ado13.com/techs/relay.htm and I would have thought you should go 12V.
Jim & Caroline
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#95176 03/21/2006 5:28 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | Make sure that you get the correct Relays, though. 12v relays WILL NOT function on 6v systems. I know. I tried it.  | | |
#95177 03/21/2006 8:34 PM | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 55 | I have a good foundation now. I think I can wire up these accessories and be safe in the process. I thank you for all of the help. Bert
Greater love have no man than this,
That he let his wife drive his truck to the grocery store.
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#95178 03/24/2006 4:37 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The ignition switch in the 47 to 53 trucks was not heavy enough to take the load of the radio and the heater. All the factory instructions showed connecting the radio either to the supply side of the ignition switch or the ammeter, using an inline fuse. | | |
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