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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Rhome, TX
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Rewired my 68 this weekend waiting out the hurricane
When I heard the hurricane was headed this way I decided to order a wiring kit so I could pass the time. Boy did it work, I completely rewired the entire truck from front to back with the "Painless" 18 circuit harness. It was fairly easy. The only problem I run into was after I tested the system with a battery charger and everything worked, I hooked it up to the battery and Nothin, the battery charger says the battery is fully charged, my multi-meter shows 10-12 volts but I can't even get the lights to come on. Anyone offer any suggestions? Thanks
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1968 C10 LWB 327 bored 40 over, RHS heads, KB pistons, Eagle rods, Edlebrock carb & intake 1968 C10 flatbed 307 w/ 4 spd manual (dads old ride) 1936 1/2 tn pickup, 400sb 350 turbo (partially restored) 1949 1/2 tn, needs complete restore (future project) 1969 Chevy impala 4 dr no post (wifes future car) 2010 GMC Serria 4x4 crew, leveling kit |
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Virginia Beach, Va. U.S.A.
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Check your ground wires, all of them. 99% of the time it's a bad ground. Painless kits are great, I just installed one in my wifes 70.
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Location: St. Augustine,FL.
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Hey Red,
good to see a Central Florida trucker on the board. I have a shop/property down in Haines City. Wish I was around, I would gladly help you but, i'm in Kuwait until the end of the year. Hope to catch up to you when I return. Good luck. ![]()
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DAVID PASSMORE ST AUGUSTINE ,FL ZIP 32084 '71 SWB K/10 CUSTOM DELUXE (Chili) '72 BLAZER K/5 Muscle Truck (Mule) '72 LWB K/20 CHEYENNE (Blackie) |
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Location: Moyock, NC
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how much did that kit cost?
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1970 Chevy C-10 P/U, Shortbed, Fleetside - 5/7 drop, 496, TH400, 12 bolt. BUILD THREAD - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=404481 2012 F250 Super Duty P/U - intake, exhaust, tuner, 4" lift with 35's 2017 Chevy Suburban (Wifes Car) - Fully Loaded & Stock "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985 |
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Rhome, TX
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I purchased it from Eastwoodcompany.com, there are alot of different vendors that sell the Painless products. It was $350 plus shipping.
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1968 C10 LWB 327 bored 40 over, RHS heads, KB pistons, Eagle rods, Edlebrock carb & intake 1968 C10 flatbed 307 w/ 4 spd manual (dads old ride) 1936 1/2 tn pickup, 400sb 350 turbo (partially restored) 1949 1/2 tn, needs complete restore (future project) 1969 Chevy impala 4 dr no post (wifes future car) 2010 GMC Serria 4x4 crew, leveling kit |
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Either that battery is toast even though the charger shows that it's charged or you cooked a fusibe link with the charger. Try your battery in another car just to be sure.
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'72 GMC SWB C1500 Custom, frame-off in progress. 383 SBC, 9:1CR, Comp Cams XE262H, Scat internal balanced crank, Eagle SIR 6" rods, Keith Black dish pistons, Dart Iron Eagle 72/180 heads, Weiand Stealth intake, Stewart stage I water pump, Holley 4bbl vac sec, TH350 with B&M Shift Improver Kit. 12 bolt positraction. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Lake Placid, Florida
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Cool, I am about an hour and a half south of you down 27. And my first classic truck was a 38 chevy 1/2 ton drove to Colorado to pick it up and as soon as I got home someone offered 2x what I paid for it so I had to let it go. Thats why I bought my 47 panel to restore.
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Lovin' Life in Miss.!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, Mississippi
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I am installing that very harness right now. Will not be finished for a day or 2 so I do not have any suggestions to fix your problem. I do have additional questions about this though. May I post them on this thread?
Rich
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Oilfield Trash
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Raymore, Sk, Canada, Earth
Posts: 3,171
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Does the painless kit still use the factory style bulkhead connector at the firewall?
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Lovin' Life in Miss.!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, Mississippi
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Had to cut my firewall a bit. Template that came with was NOT to scale. Found that out after 1st hole was cut. Fuse block late model GM.
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Merciless Butcher
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: CC Nevada
Posts: 1,447
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Chickenwing, I ran into the same fuseblock problem when I installed my Painless harness. Other than that, installation was straightforward. At least I will know for next time.
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Lovin' Life in Miss.!
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Puckett, Mississippi
Posts: 1,937
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Gone bad, did you have an a/c truck?
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