The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-13-2011, 05:00 PM   #1
veinbar
Registered User
 
veinbar's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 292
Re: Road Trip Checklist

Road trip accomplished, but not without failure...

Drive from Austin, TX to Lubbock, TX = 390ish miles (16.9 mpg average)
Drive from Lubbock to Austin = Same distance (14.25 mpg avg. w/ helacious head-wind)

The failure came late last night on my return trip to Austin. 20 or so miles outside of Eden, TX my headlights and taillights went out around midnight. I used my hazards and a flashlight to navigate my way to a safe area to problem solve. I found a gravel driveway. Armed only with basic tools I chased every wire from the light switch looking for power. My truck is a wiring nightmare and I hate the prior owner now... LOL. I ran a wire from the battery, through the fire wall, and crammed it into the back of the light switch. This fixed the issue but made me very nervous due to no inline fuse. I wasn't sure if the gauge of wire was stout enough, but it lasted the necessary 3 hours to get me home. Just terrible. Painless Wiring time??? Perhaps.
veinbar is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:01 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2025 67-72chevytrucks.com