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Re: [oletrucks] Wireing

To: Billy Gibson <bgibson@internetwork.net>, <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wireing
From: Jay Duncanson <jduncanson@crosswinds.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 21:07:46 -0700
I just saw your message with this:

> I can disconnect the LT Blue wire on
> the light switch and what appears to be a short goes away (that's checking
> from LT blue wire to Ground) I can also dim the lights and it goes away?????

Which means that, even though your light switch appears to be off, somehow
it may be on? Or one of the wires to the switch is shorting to
ground?....check the hi-beam indicator bulb wires, or the hi-beam wires.
You're narrowing it down to this section....



on 4/14/01 8:31 PM, Billy Gibson at bgibson@internetwork.net wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Billy Gibson" <bgibson@internetwork.net>
> To: "Jays Mail" <jaybaker@ruralnetwork.net>
> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wireing
> 
> 
>> Thanks for the help,but the only wires that are connected are the main
>> harness wires under the dash, no coil and the alternator is not hooked up
>> yet, I can check continuity from the battery to ground and it shows
>> continuity, I can disconnect the Lt. Blue wire from the light switch and
> it
>> checks out OK, or I can check continuity from the battery connection to
> the
>> light switch and hit the dimmer switch and it will check out ok.
>> I have check every wire and every connection several times all seems to be
>> right??
>> 
>> HooT58
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jays Mail" <jaybaker@ruralnetwork.net>
>> To: "Billy Gibson" <bgibson@internetwork.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2001 9:16 PM
>> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wireing
>> 
>> 
>>> IF your measuring the hot wire for ignition ie the one to the coil it
>> could
>>> apear as a short thru the coil if the points are closed and the ignition
>> is
>>> in the on and or on position. to check it disconnect the coil or turn
> off
>>> the key? the main battery wire may apear as a short thru the gen
> windings.
>>> To check disonnect the GEN
>>> Just some Ideas
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Billy Gibson <bgibson@internetwork.net>
>>> To: A Old Trucks Chat <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>>> Date: Saturday, April 14, 2001 7:30 PM
>>> Subject: [oletrucks] Wireing
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I know there are several on the list that has wired there
>>>> TF's well I just finished mine, with the Chevy Duty harness, But before
> I
>>>> put the Battery in I thought I would do some continuity checks, I found
>>>> continuity on the main battery wire at the switch, so I'm thinking duh
>>> short
>>>> some were, I spent most of the day checking, switches,horn
> relays,dimmer
>>>> switch, nothing checked bad,or grounded, does the Amp Gauge give you a
>>>> continuity reading when it's in the circuit?
>>>> Any ideas out there??or do you think I should install the battery and
> see
>>> if
>>>> it smokes?
>>>> Help
>>>> HooT58
>>>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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