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Re: [oletrucks] Wiring harness

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Wiring harness
From: B&A Kettunen <bekett@uslink.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 21:38:25 -0600 (CST)
>Emory,
>   You don't mention what year you are working on. AD trucks as well as I
>assume
>others have no fuse for the headlights but use a thermal circuit breaker
>that is
>attached to/part of the headlight switch. Excessive current will heat up a
>metal
>strip enough so that it allows gravity to disconnect it. When it cools it will
>return and make electrical contact. A persistent short will make your lights
>repeatedly go n and off but hopefully not burn up the wiring.
>
>Grant,
>50 Chevy 3100
>52 GMC 150
>
>EEHodges@aol.com wrote:
>
>> I bought a wiring harness from Golden State Pickup Parts (long before the
>> thread on that subject). I started installing it and for the most part I
>> think it will fit with a few mods. One strange thing is I don't find
>> connections for the fuse box for the headlights (upper and lower beam) and
>> park lights. There are connections for the stop and tail lights. Seems odd -
>> anyone seen this? I think I'll make a mod to run the lights through the fuse
>> box.
>>
>> Thanks for help,
>>
>> Emory Hodges
>> EEHodges@aol.com
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

My 57 is pretty much the same thing, the headlight breakers are part of the
switch.

Bruce Kettunen
bekett@uslink.net
57 3100


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