[elky] Re: Clustertruck lives!
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:37:28 -0600
So the light is still on, but not when you shut it off at least?
This may seem like the obvious, but some of the dash wasn't working on the
Monte when we got it, and there was a fuse marked 'gauges' that was bad.
Fixed everything. Strange thing was, the lighting was out but some of the
things worked. Everything worked with the new fuse. Then there was the dome
light circuit fuse that I took everything apart to find the problem on, and
the fuse wasn't even there. Again, add fuse, problem solved.
I am with you on the cold.... although Chris is fixing me up with the lockup
kit for the Monte, at least I have a garage I can heat up.
Good luck,
JC
On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 9:55 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> with typos fixed!!.........
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> I mentioned a leaking thermostat....I fixed that Tuesday night and drove
> the truck Wednesday to pick up some shelves. First time the truck has
> been past my driveway since early September.
>
> Generator light stays on while I'm driving. That has been the case the
> entire 6 years I've owned this truck. It wasn't until this year, when the
> light stayed on after I shut off the truck, that I ever ended up with a dead
> battery. I'm used to the electrical system being such a "cluster" that I
> ignore alot of stuff. My next project might be to get the generator light
> working properly again. I say "might be", because I tend to be much less
> active when the weather gets cold. And cold weather is here.
>
> I noticed a few people bundled up, and living in tents, outside of Best Buy
> tonight. I love how people re-enact the Nativity Scene on Thanksgiving!
>
> Saul
> '73 GMC Sprint..."Clustertruck"
>
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> *From:* Mary McCarthy <printces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Tue, November 23, 2010 11:32:01 AM
> *Subject:* [elky] Re: Clustertruck lives!
>
> yeah, I knew you'd get it. Smart kid.
>
> Mary
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> Hey!!! Great news Saul. Congratulations.
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> The little stuff is never done.
>
> JC
>
> On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Saul Marsh <saulmarsh72@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I found a way to get Clustertruck's alternator back on...using the
>> correct lower alternator bracket for a '73 Sprint, and a spacer and jackleg
>> upper bracket that was on my truck before. I finally got the car going, and
>> the generator light does not stay on after the car is shut off (original
>> problem that started this whole mess). I'm not out of the woods yet. For
>> one, the thermostat housing is now leaking (I had to remove a bolt from it
>> during one of my unsuccessful attempts to replace the upper alternator
>> bracket. Furthermore, my generator light does not appear to be working at
>> all. That's still a step up from before, where the only way I could keep
>> the battery from draining was to disconnect the battery everytime I parked
>> the car. I suspect that my generator light problem had to do with the fact
>> that the red wire coming from the back of the alternator was rubbing up
>> against another part. The new installation just looks better...lots of room
>> for the alternator to slide back and forth. The local salvage yard supplied
>> me with a good spacer and alternator bracket, which was much better than the
>> cobbled POS that existed on the car previously.
>>
>> I didn't drive Clustertruck very far, just enough to park it in its winter
>> parking spot behind my house. But all I need to do is replace the
>> thermostat gasket. Should be an easy job. Easy as pie. Easy, like
>> replacing an alternator is easy :)
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