Rooster73's latest activity
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Ideally there should be a ground strap or connection from the engine block to the firewall. There's a bolt hole drilled/tapped in a V8... -
The ground from the head to the body is for electrical noise.Your engine should get its ground directly through the negative battery...
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I made sure I would not have a grounding issue. Battery to Frame - 4g Frame to Engine - 4g Frame to Cab - 4g Frame to Bed - 10g (maybe...
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Chances are there was a pinched wire in or around the column and was shorting to ground thru the rag joint/steering box while the top of...
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That’s called a rag joint. My guess is you shorted a wire to the steering column… The current flowed down the column to the steering...
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Rooster73 replied to the thread Fusible link?.I’ll check for pinched wires. Would it be possible that there was a grounding issue somehow through the column when I was pulling it...
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Welcome from the Treasure Valley!
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Rooster73 replied to the thread Fusible link?.I thought the pictures posted with my first post. I’ll try again. Hopefully they come through.
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Rooster73 replied to the thread New inexperienced member.Thanks for the advice and the welcomes. Update: I found a used pedal assembly and swapped it out today. Clutch pedal is better aligned...
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I believe I burned up my fusible link. I’m new to working on rigs and I’m learning learning. I pulled out my steering column to...
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Rooster73 replied to the thread New inexperienced member.Thanks for the comments. After looking at it some more it does appear to be bent. I think I’ll try and heat it and bend it back. I’ll...
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Welcome! I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that when the truck was originally swapped, it still had the big auto brake pedal in it so...
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I’m new to the forum. I’m in South Central Idaho. I do not have experience working on square bodies or much mechanic experience period...
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