another guy with electrical problems, Update
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From: Elizabeth City,N.C.
another guy with electrical problems, Update
I posted last week asking for advice on my 53 
. Thanks to those who replied. I isolated the problem to the alternator.
As usual though there was some pain. My 30 year old multimeter had given up the ghost when I finally found it in the bottom of my tool box. (They don't build um like they use too.) So after a trip to the store for a new meter
and $39.95 I got started. I pulled the positive cable to the battery and found a monster gash in the insulation, just waiting to contact the frame. Back to the store for a cable. I just didnt want to take a chance. I unplugged the radio, door jam lights and found the problem with the second wire I pulled. Back to the store for an alternator. While I was there I picked up 8 feet of shrink tube and a book of wire markers. For the past 3 days I have been hand over handing every wire in the truck, rerouting, bundling and tieing, wire marking every connection, and shrink tubing them too.
Should have her back on the street this afternoon.
. Thanks to those who replied. I isolated the problem to the alternator.As usual though there was some pain. My 30 year old multimeter had given up the ghost when I finally found it in the bottom of my tool box. (They don't build um like they use too.) So after a trip to the store for a new meter
and $39.95 I got started. I pulled the positive cable to the battery and found a monster gash in the insulation, just waiting to contact the frame. Back to the store for a cable. I just didnt want to take a chance. I unplugged the radio, door jam lights and found the problem with the second wire I pulled. Back to the store for an alternator. While I was there I picked up 8 feet of shrink tube and a book of wire markers. For the past 3 days I have been hand over handing every wire in the truck, rerouting, bundling and tieing, wire marking every connection, and shrink tubing them too.
Should have her back on the street this afternoon.
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From: Rio Rancho, NM
Glad you found the problem. Nothing like a day spent going back and forth to the parts store.
On the bright side, by the time you get it finished up you will know that your harness is in good shape for many years to come.
Bobby
On the bright side, by the time you get it finished up you will know that your harness is in good shape for many years to come.
Bobby
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A hint for others: a good way to label wires, especially when adding acessories that don't use std color coding is to print out all the different connections with your pirinter in a small size bold font then cut them up and insert in a piece of clear shrink tubing and shrink over the wire near the connection on each end of the wire. Makes it a LOT easier later on if trouble shooting or doing some other rewiring. Nothing like trying to figure out what that orange wire goes to or trying to find an old installation manual to remember how was that gizmo supposed to be wired again?
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As a non techno, I use the masking tape and Sharpie black marker method, but the tape doesn't hold very well after 3 or 4 years. I do draw and save a simple diagram on yellow legal pad though.
I'll try to do better next time!
Paul
I'll try to do better next time!
Paul
