'54 / '79 "Fordiac"
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'54 / '79 "Fordiac"
Guys,
I'm a relative newbie at this - with that said...
I've a '54 F100 with a '79 Pontiac 301 (Firebird) engine.
Recently summit went wrong w/ the alternator and the wires on it got burned up pretty good. So I got a replacement alternator and dropped it in. Since the wiring was soooooo bad to begin with (I'll post some photos if you like) I figgured I'd replace the wires at the same time - they was mostly burned up anyway.
So I got the wires out and was able to unravel MOST of the tape ect. and proceeded to make an duplicate copy of wiring I had just removed. The stuff I pulled out was a real mess. Absolute chaos.
The diagram below shows how the wiring was set up and what I copied, with the exception of the battery cable which was fine. The small posts on the selenoid have wires attached (not shown) which disappear into a jumbled mass rats nest of electrical / hockey tape so I aint sure yet where they go! The post for the battery also has some other leads attached to it at least one of which I know is for the electric fan.
So I fired up the truck - everything seemed OK until I turned the ignition off. I expected the engine to shut down but it kept on running! Finally it died after I pulled the clip outta the altenator.
As it stands now I plugged the clip back in and disconnected the (blue-ish?) wire and the truck will shut down with the ignition. I've no idea if there is any charge going into the battery yet - it was 11:45 PM when I wrapped up.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Now that my radiator, carberator, timing, plugs, wires, disto, suspension, tires, brakes, waterpump, battery, transmission, steering and exhaust are squared away I was planning on doing the wiring next anyhow!
Thanx
XXL-Right Guard
I'm a relative newbie at this - with that said...
I've a '54 F100 with a '79 Pontiac 301 (Firebird) engine.
Recently summit went wrong w/ the alternator and the wires on it got burned up pretty good. So I got a replacement alternator and dropped it in. Since the wiring was soooooo bad to begin with (I'll post some photos if you like) I figgured I'd replace the wires at the same time - they was mostly burned up anyway.
So I got the wires out and was able to unravel MOST of the tape ect. and proceeded to make an duplicate copy of wiring I had just removed. The stuff I pulled out was a real mess. Absolute chaos.
The diagram below shows how the wiring was set up and what I copied, with the exception of the battery cable which was fine. The small posts on the selenoid have wires attached (not shown) which disappear into a jumbled mass rats nest of electrical / hockey tape so I aint sure yet where they go! The post for the battery also has some other leads attached to it at least one of which I know is for the electric fan.
So I fired up the truck - everything seemed OK until I turned the ignition off. I expected the engine to shut down but it kept on running! Finally it died after I pulled the clip outta the altenator.
As it stands now I plugged the clip back in and disconnected the (blue-ish?) wire and the truck will shut down with the ignition. I've no idea if there is any charge going into the battery yet - it was 11:45 PM when I wrapped up.Anybody got any suggestions?
Now that my radiator, carberator, timing, plugs, wires, disto, suspension, tires, brakes, waterpump, battery, transmission, steering and exhaust are squared away I was planning on doing the wiring next anyhow!
Thanx
XXL-Right Guard
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Originally Posted by XXL-RG
Guys,
I'm a relative newbie at this - with that said...
I've a '54 F100 with a '79 Pontiac 301 (Firebird) engine.
The diagram below shows how the wiring was set up and what I copied, with the exception of the battery cable which was fine. The small posts on the selenoid have wires attached (not shown) which disappear into a jumbled mass rats nest of electrical / hockey tape so I aint sure yet where they go! The post for the battery also has some other leads attached to it at least one of which I know is for the electric fan.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Thanx
XXL-Right Guard
I'm a relative newbie at this - with that said...
I've a '54 F100 with a '79 Pontiac 301 (Firebird) engine.
The diagram below shows how the wiring was set up and what I copied, with the exception of the battery cable which was fine. The small posts on the selenoid have wires attached (not shown) which disappear into a jumbled mass rats nest of electrical / hockey tape so I aint sure yet where they go! The post for the battery also has some other leads attached to it at least one of which I know is for the electric fan.
Anybody got any suggestions?
Thanx
XXL-Right Guard
Vern
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To Bad I aint As Gewd With A Wrench As I Am With The Net
Duh...Iffin I'da looked a little harder I'da found:https://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/2003/7.php
ps; Thanks for the reply Vern!
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