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  1. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Okay, I just got through watching a real good video on You Tube by Chris Craft - "How to wire ammeter and volt meter - Amp meter DIY". He showed how the amp gauge indicates so little that he said it would be much more accurate if it was like 15 amps and not 60. He said that when he showed the...
  2. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    As soon as I saw it way over to discharge I shut the engine off. So I never gave it time to change, if there was going to be one. Following the instructions about if the needle shows a indication that is wrong, you switch the wires. Okay, doing that, and doing the key to "on" and then...
  3. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    @Ellie Niner, Since I don't have my Alt. red light hooked up, like you have on your stock printed circuit has through a light in the instrument panel, it comes on right when you start your truck, it stays on until the Alt. field energizes then it goes off. Understanding that would my Amp...
  4. Raider L

    CS130 Alt Wiring on 85 c10

    @AuroraGirl, Where is the 2nd fan inside that AD230 alt.? The one on the outside but where is there enough room inside for a second fan?
  5. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    @DoubleDingo, Thank you for your concern. I'm not going to put them with any other wires, ooooh no. I'm putting them in a loom by themselves so if anything does happen they will be the only thing affected.
  6. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    So I cut the old tape off the conduit where the Alt. wire comes out, the one that had that nasty factory twisted whatever it was, so I could look and see if there was a problem there. Also to, I got my schematic out so I could look at that to.This is a pic of both the Amp. gauge and the Volt...
  7. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Next.Double...again!Double...ignore.Here's one of those heat shrink ring terminals. I cut the wire off just long enough to be at the end of the part of the ring terminal that you crimp. This pic is of the terminal crimped and shrunk.I cleaned off the post and the large red wires terminal then...
  8. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Here's the final connections for the Amp. gaugeCut that nasty splice out forever!!! Here's what was talked about as one way to make a splice, by striping the insulation short, then push the ends of the wires together.And I'll be dang, every time I try to take a pic of one of my soldered joints...
  9. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    @DoubleDingo, Why? What am I supposed to do with them other than put them in conduit so they aren't with any other wires?
  10. Raider L

    Temp gauge connection from drivers side head

    @86c20RN, By the looks of the bottom of that it has a copper appearance to it. That looks like some kind of temp sensor because that copper end with the indentations on it look familiar but I can't place it. I have my Autometer temp sensor in that place in the drivers side head. I wanted to...
  11. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Something else.I'm going to use 3/8" conduit to cover these wires. Two #10's just fit the conduit with a little left over. Here's 3/8" and 1/4" conduitSee, 3/8" conduit is pretty big.But in this picture you can see that 1/4" fits nicely inside 3/8" conduit, that's how small 1/4" is. So if you...
  12. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Today I continued with the connection of the #10 wires to the back of the Amp gauge.This photo is for educational purposes. I've already finished soldering the ring terminals to the wires but let me take this opportunity to do some teaching. To begin with only part of soldering is the heat from...
  13. Raider L

    strange noise

    Today I had my monthly doctor's appointment and I was running a little late. I have routes established where there aren't any lights and very little to no traffic to get to my doctor's office. When I'm trying to beat the clock, I hate being late for my appointments, I will "road rally" to get...
  14. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    I'd seen these recently at O'Reilly's but today when I went back to get some #10 black wire I saw them again and thought they would be good to use on the connection on the fusible link post. And they are the 1/4" ring one's I needed. Of all of the rings I have they were the only #10 of that...
  15. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Let me see if the other pic of the cutter is any clearer. It's a 1/8" diameter shaft. The head end cuts to. I run the Dremel Tool wide open, 20K rpm to cut the rubber and it just turns the rubber into dust as it cuts through it. It's a straight burr about 5/16" in diameter. I use it for wood...
  16. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    Moving on.Using my X-acto knife, I sliced a section out in order to close the hole up so it will go into a smaller hole. It took a couple of times but finally got it.Putting it in almost all the way, I could tell it was okay. Now, to enlarge the hole in the center. That hole to the left there...
  17. Raider L

    Ampmeter connection

    I got started a little bit today with the wiring for the amp gauge. First locate suitable place to run the wires. Luckily my firewall board still has some of the punch outs. This looked like a place near enough to where the main harness conduit starts in the engine bay I might use. Guess at...
  18. Raider L

    Looking for 1973-1974 GMC Tailgate lettering.

    @mcarlo86, Tell your friend his garage is bigger than my house. When can I move in?
  19. Raider L

    Aftermarket doors

    @keithw, I don't know about Classic but I purchased my passenger side door from LMC and it fit perfect. Strange though, I got my drivers side door from a wrecking yard off of a '74 Suburban, my pickup is a '74 C10 and after we got it on we noticed after awhile, we didn't notice it at first...
  20. Raider L

    1973 Drip rails ?

    My '74 came with them but I believe the lesser models didn't come with them. My truck is the Custom Deluxe and it would have had them. I think it was not an option, but a model thing. I can't explain why some that shouldn't have them, had them. @FireTruck1984 truck pics show a Silverado 10...
  21. Raider L

    Can't Get Driver's Inner Fender Back In

    Same here. I put mine on with the tires on. Same as @bucket, @Camar068, I wiggled it some to line up the bolt holes and it went right in. But are you sure the PO didn't get one year off another year truck and rammed it in there? It wouldn't do you any good if you took the outer fender off, it...
  22. Raider L

    wheel spacer

    That's Greek to me. I haven't any idea what you just asked. Off road source probably.
  23. Raider L

    74 vs 75 GMC pickup grill

    @Sergio729, How much for the radio? I'm serious. I'll pay shipping to.
  24. Raider L

    74 vs 75 GMC pickup grill

    @Sergio729, What engine is in it? Wow, you got a tach in it! It's not the Camper Special is it? How many miles does it have on it? TH350? I'm wondering why it came with a tach. Is there something about it that would warrant a tach being in it?
  25. Raider L

    74 vs 75 GMC pickup grill

    @Sergio729, @bucket, So the deal is the later grills were thicker and that's what you were talking about the brackets being shallower? I posted what I got in the mail today a set of those white plastic nut plates to mount the grill to the brackets if you're interested in taking a look. Go to...

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