Today most vehicles are negative ground. What that means is that the
negative terminal of the battery is attached to the frame, motor and body,
while the positive terminal is connected to the switch on the starter.
Check which terminal of your battery is connected to the frame, and which
goes to the starter...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Old GMC Pickup" <truxrme@hotmail.com>
To: <raymond.holland@gte.net>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 4:43 PM
Subject: Fwd: RE: Re: [oletrucks] radio question
From: Duff Karen ES-19 103 FW/EM <Karen.Duff@ctbrad.ang.af.mil>
To: "'Old GMC Pickup'" <truxrme@hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: Re: [oletrucks] radio question
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:38:20 -0000
53 chevy truck...i believe the radio was restored at some point, but i can't
be positive... Here is what I did to it...replaced the two cloth covered
wires with new wire...one wire for everything, light and power, made it
easier...then I had to use to NAPA voltage reducers to get the volts down
from 12 to 6...then I ran it to the ignition, accessory terminal...
Before i installed it, I placed it on the floor of the truck, ran a ground
from a screw on the radio to the dash...put the antenna in slightly...and it
worked... but, when I placed it in the dash, without the spacers which are
now on order...it worked for a brief second and now doesn't...it powers up,
I can hear the hum...but that's it...
I appreciate any further advice you may have... To be honest I have no idea
what you mean by positive and negative ground...
-----Original Message-----
From: Old GMC Pickup [mailto:truxrme@hotmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 6:49 PM
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Fwd: Re: [oletrucks] radio question
From: "Raymond Holland" <chev33radio@comcast.net>
To: "Old GMC Pickup" <truxrme@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] radio question
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 09:24:15 -0700
Hi,
Not enough information to make a decision. Assume this is going in a 1953
truck? GMC or Chevrolet? GMC + ground, Chevy - ground.
Was the radio restored? Is the vibrator and OZ4 solid state?
Could be the antenna is shorted as it changes the situation when plugged in.
Best I can do with given information.
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: Old GMC Pickup
To: chev33radio@attbi.com
Cc: Karen.Duff@ctbrad.ang.af.m
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 9:10 AM
Subject: Fwd: [oletrucks] radio question
Can we get a suggestion?
From: Duff Karen ES-19 103 FW/EM <Karen.Duff@ctbrad.ang.af.mil>
Reply-To: Duff Karen ES-19 103 FW/EM <Karen.Duff@ctbrad.ang.af.mil>
To: "Oldchevytrucks (E-mail)" <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>,
"oletrucks (E-mail)" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: [oletrucks] radio question
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 16:55:45 -0000
Received my cool original AM radio, got it working on the floor of the
truck, but when I installed it in the dash...not working, I have power,
but
no reception....When I did have it working, it seemed like the antenna
needed to be lightly placed in the hole...if I pushed it in all the way
it
didn't work...but I did try wiggling it now that it's in the dash...but
still no reception....Does anybody have any ideas?
I don't have the spacers yet that go between the radio and the dash..not
sure if that is a problem?
Help. Please!
Karen Duff
53 3100
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