06 Jan 07, 04:16 am
akram Wrote:Kev don't forget to check out the valve covers. Are you going to use the ones witht he breather or the ones you gave him? Remember the ones he had don't have a baffle on the inside at the breather.
Valve covers are those I sold him with baffles, re-wored the seals, and so far no leaky leaky.
It is outside, plugged in, and nto popping breakers anymore! Hopefully it starts like a champ again tomorrow.
Plow truck - took the brown blazer out and brought my '75 plow truck inside as the plow decided it didn't want to go any direction except left. 32 year old wiring that has survived all our winters - and it actually wasn't the biggest culprit. 1 dead wire going from the new switch to the directional solenoid. Rewired a new one, but then the pump didn't work! So I replaced the pump solenoid with one that I tested and it worked... when I tested it. When hooked to the plow system, no work. :mad: So I tested the bad solenoid I took off - it worked when hooked to the main battery with jumper wires. Hrmmmm. the voltage read 10.3 on the extra battery, but who knows how many amps. The teset light was very weak on that battery - wonder if it is low amps that aren't getting through these solenoids??? Hooked a Battery cable from the main battery to the left side of the solenoid, everything else was wired the same, and it worked like a charm. Must need to replace that extra battery... or...
Plow fixed, on to the lights. For the past week I've tried to only drive in the daytime as I have only bright lights. The plow frame lights didn't work. Dead switch - but now (then) it is 2 AM and NAPA isn't open. I don't run the plow frame lights anyway - so figured out how to wire it back to the stock configuration and Whalah - both low beams and high beams work as they should. While the dash was apart I replaced those little dash lights in hopes to actually be able to see the gauges, seemd to improve it a bit, as did the windex and paper towel.
Shower - and sleep are next on the list.
Tomorrow AM I will mount my other plow on the '90.
Noon the chiefs attempt to beat the Colts.
4 PM meeting.