Failed Attempt

[Reno81K20]

Today I went to pick up an 85 C-20 Silverado not far from my house. Once I got there with my brother, we tried jumpstarting the beast and it was a no go. I brought the battery out of my 81 K-20 to see if that would help. Again no go.

So we tried a variety of things. Still this truck would not sputter or spit. I did notice that the ground wire from the battery to the engine had been modified so it grounded on the frame rail and then continued on to the alternator bracket. Im thinking this may be the issue. Either that or the cables are just fried and need to be replaced.

Even when we had the jumper cables hooked to my brothers truck the 85's motor would barely crank. Is there something else I could be missing? The tow truck will drop this new to me truck off tomorrow. So I might be able to try working on it on my next day off.

Pictures to be posted soon, The 85 will be a donor for my 81. I can't wait.