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stingray72 · 03-14-2007, 08:09 PM

I finished hooking up the "painless" (hehe) wiring harness tonight and was testing everything and just for giggles I decided to try and crank her.. Lo and behold it fired right up and was running pretty good!!

I've still got to clean up the wiring a little bit and shorten some wires but it's running!! I'm so happy

woodrow59 · 03-14-2007, 08:13 PM

Hey neighbor

Way to go !!!! Makes ya feel good don't it !!!!!

ghackett1 · 03-14-2007, 08:29 PM

Good job. Yep, there's nothing like cranking her up after some sort of add on. I can remember when I used to smoke, I would fire one of my projects up and sit and smoke a cig. and just look at it running. I guess its a pride thing. Anyway good for you.

shifty · 03-14-2007, 09:33 PM

Congrats, bud ... did it wind up being reversal of the solenoid wiring?

stingray72 · 03-15-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by shifty

Congrats, bud ... did it wind up being reversal of the solenoid wiring?

Nope.. had that right.

It's was definitely me not reading the instructions close enough. The purple ignition wire under the dash was pre terminated for a neutral safety switch. So it wasn't hooked together. I still haven't found that neutral safety switch thingy but I temporarily put the wires together to see if I had everything else correct. Going to try and clean most everything up tonight. Hoping she's road worthy this weekend

toomanytoyz · 03-15-2007, 11:19 AM

Followed some of your other Thread's & am Glad that u Got it Going & don't have to Sell it................

Congrat's, Rick

**special-K** · 03-15-2007, 11:28 AM

Glad to here you got the gremins out.My 4spd truck won`t start with the brake depressed.There was an extra wire in the column.If it`s not hooked up,I get nothing.With it hooked up,I get the won`t start w/brake depressed.

It works fine otherwise.

shifty · 03-15-2007, 01:34 PM

PS - this is what "wire loom" or "split loom" looks like, per our chat:

http://www.maneywire.com/images/loom.jpg

Basically, it's flimsy plastic with a slit in one side, you can tuck wires inside to keep them safe from the elements. It's a good idea to insert the wires into it, then electrical tape the loom. It makes a waterproof casing that way...it's very easy to work with!!

67ChevyRedneck · 03-15-2007, 01:50 PM

I'm a little confused. I think you had both your truck and jimmy up for sale at one time (recently)?

So now you're keeping both and finally got the truck wiring figured out??

BigSky71 · 03-15-2007, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by stingray72

I finished hooking up the "painless" (hehe) wiring harness tonight and was testing everything and just for giggles I decided to try and crank her.. Lo and behold it fired right up and was running pretty good!!

Congratulations!

I just finished installing my Painless harness too. I hadn't installed an entire new harness before but happily, it went well. The instructions when I first read them seemed so brief, but everything I needed to know was in there. I would definitely go that route again.

stingray72 · 03-15-2007, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

I'm a little confused. I think you had both your truck and jimmy up for sale at one time (recently)?

So now you're keeping both and finally got the truck wiring figured out??

They're both still up for sale but I'm not getting any interest. Now that the truck is running it'll give me some more motivation to finish it up some more. I haven't spent any money on it recently but thought I should try and finish what I started.

Insurance is killing me on them is the problem

stingray72 · 03-15-2007, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BigSky71

Congratulations!

I just finished installing my Painless harness too. I hadn't installed an entire new harness before but happily, it went well. The instructions when I first read them seemed so brief, but everything I needed to know was in there. I would definitely go that route again.

Ya.. I was slow with it from lack of motivation, but now that i've done it I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. I think my dad wants to do his truck also so we'll probably do that this summer after a tank relocation for him

67ChevyRedneck · 03-15-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by stingray72

They're both still up for sale but I'm not getting any interest. Now that the truck is running it'll give me some more motivation to finish it up some more. I haven't spent any money on it recently but thought I should try and finish what I started.

Insurance is killing me on them is the problem

I hear ya man. I'd love to take your jimmy of your hands, but I have way to much on my plate and live in an apartment... so no more toys for a few years.

I'm also paying about $140/month to insure my Z71 and 67. Both have full comprehensive and the 67 is insured up to 7K for a total loss. I didn't qualify for any of the "classic" insurance places and none of them let you drive as a DD anyway. Oh well, I probably spend $150/month on gas too

03-14-2007, 08:09 PM	#1
stingray72 Red Headed Step Child Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,216	She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. I finished hooking up the "painless" (hehe) wiring harness tonight and was testing everything and just for giggles I decided to try and crank her.. Lo and behold it fired right up and was running pretty good!! I've still got to clean up the wiring a little bit and shorten some wires but it's running!! I'm so happy __________________ "Dinner, the perfect break between work and drunk" -Homer Simpson

03-14-2007, 08:13 PM	#2
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	Re: She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. Hey neighbor Way to go !!!! Makes ya feel good don't it !!!!! __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

03-14-2007, 08:29 PM	#3
ghackett1 68 C10 Longbed Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 518	Re: She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. Good job. Yep, there's nothing like cranking her up after some sort of add on. I can remember when I used to smoke, I would fire one of my projects up and sit and smoke a cig. and just look at it running. I guess its a pride thing. Anyway good for you.

03-14-2007, 09:33 PM	#4
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. Congrats, bud ... did it wind up being reversal of the solenoid wiring? __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

03-15-2007, 11:19 AM	#6
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03-15-2007, 11:28 AM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. Glad to here you got the gremins out.My 4spd truck won`t start with the brake depressed.There was an extra wire in the column.If it`s not hooked up,I get nothing.With it hooked up,I get the won`t start w/brake depressed.It works fine otherwise. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-15-2007, 01:34 PM	#8
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: She's alive!!! I can't believe it.. PS - this is what "wire loom" or "split loom" looks like, per our chat: http://www.maneywire.com/images/loom.jpg Basically, it's flimsy plastic with a slit in one side, you can tuck wires inside to keep them safe from the elements. It's a good idea to insert the wires into it, then electrical tape the loom. It makes a waterproof casing that way...it's very easy to work with!! __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

03-15-2007, 01:50 PM	#9
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