Frustrated: Talk me out of selling

[bellemare_486]

This is what I have dealt with over the years.
1. Defective starters, sometimes brand new, kills your battery in a week or 2.
2. Poor conections, the wire that goes from the fuse box to the solenoid can get buggered up when putting the starter in, it can't touch the other wires or the block.
3. Stock setup means there is another wire that goes to the coil or ballast resistor, I allways convert my trucks to HEI and eliminate this other wire.
Process of elimination, main starter wire is thick and if it looks good, isn't touching the exhaust and is tight at both ends than it's probably fine. Replace the other smaller wires, the originals have been flopping around against hot engine parts for 40 years and we're talking $5 worth of wire and connectors, remember the connection at the starter must be tight and not touching each other. Find a 67-86 sbc starter that you know works, if I wasn't several thousand miles away I would drive there, pull the starter out of my truck and put it in yours, 15 minutes work. If your truck has original wiring get some kind of battery disconnect, they are cheap and prevents your neighbors from telling you that your truck is on fire.

[Dunenutt]

Hellooooooo,

What ever happend with this?

[treveiger]

Interested to.
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[GMCjunkie]

Sorry yall, I lost track of this post. Nothing has happened. I pulled the tag on it for now, its hibernating. The last time it got bound up I just got irritated and walked away. My son went out a couple weeks ago and it turned over with no binding. I just dont get it. I have read everyones sugestions, Ive tried some, others I just dont understand. I have a shop, I have tools, I do not have any "spare time" to take auto classes, lol. Kevin has been very gracious with his offer to come help, but we kept runnin into issues and I wont keep him hanging. Tax time is comming, the weather will be getting warmer and I will start again and see if I can get it figured out. So sorry again that I havent responded here. I didnt know it was still an active thread. I will update when I get it figured out. I promise.

[72lb4x4]

Maybe already mentioned, but do you have the brace at the front that's sort of a bit of bent angle iron?

[GMCjunkie]

If memroy serves me, yes, I put it on last year.

[HavinSomeFun]

Originally Posted by GMCjunkie

Sorry yall, I lost track of this post. Nothing has happened. I pulled the tag on it for now, its hibernating. The last time it got bound up I just got irritated and walked away. My son went out a couple weeks ago and it turned over with no binding. I just dont get it. I have read everyones sugestions, Ive tried some, others I just dont understand. I have a shop, I have tools, I do not have any "spare time" to take auto classes, lol. Kevin has been very gracious with his offer to come help, but we kept runnin into issues and I wont keep him hanging. Tax time is comming, the weather will be getting warmer and I will start again and see if I can get it figured out. So sorry again that I havent responded here. I didnt know it was still an active thread. I will update when I get it figured out. I promise.

my offer still stands if we can just get together... from our conversations I don't think the brace is on it.

[GMCjunkie]

I dont know why I keep thinking I put it on or had it put on. Shes in purgatory right now, lol. Things will mellow out soon and we can breath life back into her.

[Hubscrub]

I'll really be glad when it's fixed so you can enjoy it good luck

[stsalvage]

there has to be plenty of guys in your neck of the woods that have a shop at there house that Love working on these trucks.And as long as its not something dum or something some one has modified.These guys can Fix it.and most of the time it might only cost you a 12 pack of beer So don't stress Your doing the right thing buy putting the mayday out for anyone to see.

Thats how us GM guys Roll One of are guys is in trouble we all come a running its like that Country song where he gets stuck and he calls up his friend and screaming for some one to help him out he calls one guy he calls another and before he knows it.There is a convoy Of people coming to help.So the word is out.

Some of the guys in your neck of the woods might have a car lift in there back yard and they will tow you to there house to put it on the lift and see what is going on and they my fix more then one thing and give you ideas on how to fix others.

So don't stress and any of you Know the Song i'm talking about can some one up load it on here so we all can enjoy it thanks guys

[Hubscrub]

Originally Posted by stsalvage

there has to be plenty of guys in your neck of the woods that have a shop at there house that Love working on these trucks.And as long as its not something dum or something some one has modified.These guys can Fix it.and most of the time it might only cost you a 12 pack of beer So don't stress Your doing the right thing buy putting the mayday out for anyone to see.

Thats how us GM guys Roll One of are guys is in trouble we all come a running its like that Country song where he gets stuck and he calls up his friend and screaming for some one to help him out he calls one guy he calls another and before he knows it.There is a convoy Of people coming to help.So the word is out.

Some of the guys in your neck of the woods might have a car lift in there back yard and they will tow you to there house to put it on the lift and see what is going on and they my fix more then one thing and give you ideas on how to fix others.

So don't stress and any of you Know the Song i'm talking about can some one up load it on here so we all can enjoy it thanks guys

that is so true my 71 quit couple summers ago and the only ones to stop was two guys in a c-10 and a cop helped me push it a good ways to a parking lot in 100 degrees high southern humity weather!!