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**chevy_man5** · 03-14-2012, 11:14 AM

The judge signed the divorce papers yesterday. I am 100% free now!!!

**Captainfab** · 03-15-2012, 01:39 AM

Congrats Jason

I'm sure that is a big relief. Now to get on with your life......

**chevy_man5** · 03-15-2012, 07:24 AM

Thanks Captainfab. It is a major relief!! Good days are ahead!

McMurphy · 03-15-2012, 03:14 PM

Congratulations sir,
I know how it feels to have the total freedom to start rebuilding your life.
Which is an on going conversation I am having right now with my oldest friend, as she winds her way down this very same path.

Spring must be in the air....

LOL

Hope you get settled and back to feeding us picture and progress whor...woah ~trolls~ I mean.

**chevy_man5** · 03-15-2012, 03:23 PM

Thanks McMurphy!

Freedom is what I have been waiting for since June!

Hoping to get some garage time in this weekend. The monster trucks are in town on Saturday, so the kids and I are going to go hang out in the pits, then watch some mayhem. Sunday should be grease and grime all day hopefully!

**Corts60** · 03-16-2012, 04:03 PM

That's great news man. Hope things are good for you now.

FetchMeAPepsi · 03-23-2012, 06:19 PM

Glad to hear you got to keep the truck! I just read this thread start to finish and wow what a story!

The only thing missing.....

so...starved....for...picccsssssssssssss

**chevy_man5** · 03-24-2012, 11:31 AM

My daughter wanted to help a couple of weekends ago. We mounted the fuel pump, and spent some time scraping crap off.

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My son was able to sit up in the engine compartment. How many newer rigs can you do this in? He was just cleaning off some of the grease and grime up there.

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Last Sunday we got the carb on, bent the fuel line from the pump to the carb, and put on new hoses to the heater core. That lower hose was fun! I didn't realize that it would drain the block when we opened it. Five gallons later, and a lot of antifreeze all over everything, it finally stopped running out.

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**chevy_man5** · 03-24-2012, 11:39 AM

A couple of questions for you all.

The truck had this engine heater in it. Is this something I should try to retain, or would it not be worth it?

It says:

Kat's Engine Heater
Model K-9 850W/120V
To Water Pump ->
Five Star Manufacturing
Clarksdale, Miss

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Also, where would this black wire go to? It is not attached, and I can't find anything in the manual that says where it goes. It appears to go to the one on the left, but am not sure.

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FetchMeAPepsi · 03-24-2012, 01:21 PM

Great to have the kids involved isn't it?

That engine heater is made here:

http://fivestarmanufacturing.com/Kat_s

it's worth about 10 bux here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-engi...46e803&vxp=mtr

and is supposed to make your engine start easier if you plug it into the house before you fire it up on cold days, sorta like a diesel engine warmer.

I'd toss it but I'm in OK where it's 80 degrees in the winter (just about anyway!)

1985-GMC · 03-24-2012, 04:18 PM

Once you get most of the built up grease off oven cleaner will be your best friend, just stay clear of the fumes.

Does your truck have a tach because that kinda looks like factory tach filter on the wire.

**chevy_man5** · 03-24-2012, 05:10 PM

Thanks for the info FetchMeAPepsi!

Yes it is good to have the kids involved. My son has been frothing at the mouth to work on it through the whole divorce, so is now quite excited to be able to get in there and do something.

1985-GMC, i have heard that about the oven cleaner, so I will have to give that a try! Nope, no tach, although I wish it did!!

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I am hoping to at least try to start it tomorrow, or next weekend. I want to make sure my son is here for its trial run.

duallyjams · 03-24-2012, 06:13 PM

All early engine had a condenser on coil. You can take it off if you want.

**chevy_man5** · 03-24-2012, 06:25 PM

Thanks Dually!!

FetchMeAPepsi · 03-24-2012, 08:39 PM

One lil' thing - the condenser on coil was to cut down on buzz in the radio so if you find you have a buzzer afterward just put it back on and it should cut it down a fair bit.

**chevy_man5** · 03-25-2012, 01:12 AM

I have a pertronix in there now, will that still buzz?

If I just leave it in, does it matter which side of the coil the wire is on?

Dub_X · 03-25-2012, 01:18 AM

If you can get the beast started up are we gonna see a video of it runnin'?

**chevy_man5** · 03-25-2012, 01:23 AM

If...when it runs, I will post a video! I'll have to figure out how to do it, but it'll get on here.

Another site member (Murdoc) is coming over tomorrow, and him, my son, and myself are going to attack it. That way we can go 3 different directions.

HOPEFULLY we'll be able to try to start it tomorrow!

Dub_X · 03-25-2012, 01:26 AM

Lol it's not that hard to post a video.

. Film it, upload it to youtube, post the link here. So easy, a caveman can do it! Oh wait...that line's been used already. LOL

**chevy_man5** · 03-25-2012, 01:32 AM

I'm sure I can figure it out . . . and I resemble that caveman remark!! LOL

Dub_X · 03-25-2012, 01:38 AM

C'mon Jason, you're not that old! Lol

**chevy_man5** · 03-25-2012, 09:15 AM

There are some days I sure feel it though! LOL

McMurphy · 03-25-2012, 03:17 PM

The Pertronixs should not cause any electrical feed back that will be picked up by your radio. Especially if you have the radio direct wired off your battery.
That is the set up I have on my Tempest and I have zero problems with it.

Your engine water heater....
Unless you are running manual choke, unless you are living in an area that drops to around 0 degrees on days you are going to drive it, then I would just toss it.
On the up side, your engine does get to temperature faster with it, and where that is really nice is it is sooner that you can kick the heater on!

Not that I am an expert, but as I write this, there is still 4 feet of snow on the ground and the high today is around 20 degrees.....

Freekin awesome that the kids are into it, though the daughter looks to be having more fun than the son is...

**chevy_man5** · 03-25-2012, 11:18 PM

She lives again...well sort of!

Murdoc, AmmoSS, my son Chevyman10, and I hit it today, and got it to start. Couple of good fireballs, turning the distributer 180 degrees, a small fire on the intake, and a mostly dead battery, and she started. It will stay running...as long as someone keeps pouring gas down the carb. LOL

My guess is a bad fuel pump. It doesn't seem to have enough to pull the fuel that far, and shove it up to the carb. Any suggestions?

Here is a video...if it works!

1960 GMC 305A First time starting - YouTube

We also got the heater core mostly back in, did a compression test, put on the spin on oil filter adapter, and worked on the clutch.

The clutch slave would not work. It was taken off, cleaned out, hit with air pressure, pried on, let soak with liquid wrench, everything we could think of, but couldn't get it to move at all. There is no pedal at all. We bled it out, got some air out, but still nothing. Any ideas?

The compression test came out pretty good. One cylinder is low, but workable for now I think.

#1 - 120
#2 - 110
#3 - 120
#4 - 90
#5 - 115
#6 - 120

Dub_X · 03-26-2012, 02:53 PM

Woo hoo! Glad to see it lives! can't wait to see how it goes along the road.

03-14-2012, 11:14 AM	#151
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside The judge signed the divorce papers yesterday. I am 100% free now!!! __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-15-2012, 01:39 AM	#152
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03-15-2012, 07:24 AM	#153
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Thanks Captainfab. It is a major relief!! Good days are ahead! __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-15-2012, 03:14 PM	#154
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Congratulations sir, I know how it feels to have the total freedom to start rebuilding your life. Which is an on going conversation I am having right now with my oldest friend, as she winds her way down this very same path. Spring must be in the air.... LOL Hope you get settled and back to feeding us picture and progress whor...woah ~*trolls~ I mean. __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1*

03-15-2012, 03:23 PM	#155
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Thanks McMurphy! Freedom is what I have been waiting for since June! Hoping to get some garage time in this weekend. The monster trucks are in town on Saturday, so the kids and I are going to go hang out in the pits, then watch some mayhem. Sunday should be grease and grime all day hopefully! __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-16-2012, 04:03 PM	#156
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03-23-2012, 06:19 PM	#157
FetchMeAPepsi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edmond, Ks Posts: 595	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Glad to hear you got to keep the truck! I just read this thread start to finish and wow what a story! The only thing missing..... so...starved....for...picccsssssssssssss

03-24-2012, 11:31 AM	#158
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside My daughter wanted to help a couple of weekends ago. We mounted the fuel pump, and spent some time scraping crap off. My son was able to sit up in the engine compartment. How many newer rigs can you do this in? He was just cleaning off some of the grease and grime up there. Last Sunday we got the carb on, bent the fuel line from the pump to the carb, and put on new hoses to the heater core. That lower hose was fun! I didn't realize that it would drain the block when we opened it. Five gallons later, and a lot of antifreeze all over everything, it finally stopped running out. __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-24-2012, 11:39 AM	#159
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside A couple of questions for you all. The truck had this engine heater in it. Is this something I should try to retain, or would it not be worth it? It says: Kat's Engine Heater Model K-9 850W/120V To Water Pump -> Five Star Manufacturing Clarksdale, Miss Also, where would this black wire go to? It is not attached, and I can't find anything in the manual that says where it goes. It appears to go to the one on the left, but am not sure. __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-24-2012, 01:21 PM	#160
FetchMeAPepsi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edmond, Ks Posts: 595	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Great to have the kids involved isn't it? That engine heater is made here: http://fivestarmanufacturing.com/Kat_s it's worth about 10 bux here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-engi...46e803&vxp=mtr and is supposed to make your engine start easier if you plug it into the house before you fire it up on cold days, sorta like a diesel engine warmer. I'd toss it but I'm in OK where it's 80 degrees in the winter (just about anyway!)

03-24-2012, 04:18 PM	#161
1985-GMC Chevy Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Canyon Lake Texas Posts: 2,024	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Once you get most of the built up grease off oven cleaner will be your best friend, just stay clear of the fumes. Does your truck have a tach because that kinda looks like factory tach filter on the wire. __________________ Tony 1985 GMC K2500 restoration Project: Rust, White & Blue 1989 Chevy R3500 CC Cummins & 4X4 swap some day... 1989 Burb (D60, 14BFF, 12V, NV4500, NP205, 37" tires in progress)

03-24-2012, 05:10 PM	#162
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Thanks for the info FetchMeAPepsi! Yes it is good to have the kids involved. My son has been frothing at the mouth to work on it through the whole divorce, so is now quite excited to be able to get in there and do something. 1985-GMC, i have heard that about the oven cleaner, so I will have to give that a try! Nope, no tach, although I wish it did!! I am hoping to at least try to start it tomorrow, or next weekend. I want to make sure my son is here for its trial run. __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-24-2012, 06:13 PM	#163
duallyjams Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Deale Md Posts: 4,663	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside All early engine had a condenser on coil. You can take it off if you want. __________________ James 63 GMC V6 4speed carryall 65 chevy swb bbw V8 auto 68 K20 327/4 speed, buddy buckets 2002 GMC CC Dually Duramax 64 GMC lwb 3/4 V6 4speed SOLD 66 GMC swb bbw buddy buckets SOLD IG duallyjams The only thing that stays the same is constant change!

03-24-2012, 06:25 PM	#164
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Thanks Dually!! __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-24-2012, 08:39 PM	#165
FetchMeAPepsi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Edmond, Ks Posts: 595	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside One lil' thing - the condenser on coil was to cut down on buzz in the radio so if you find you have a buzzer afterward just put it back on and it should cut it down a fair bit.



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03-25-2012, 01:12 AM	#166
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside I have a pertronix in there now, will that still buzz? If I just leave it in, does it matter which side of the coil the wire is on? __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-25-2012, 01:18 AM	#167
Dub_X Professional Crow Bar Tosser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fairview, Missouri [Joplin Area] Posts: 872	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside If you can get the beast started up are we gonna see a video of it runnin'? __________________ Will My Beast "Big Nasty": '92 GMC Sierra K1500 Ext. Cab L31 Swap 4x4 Conversion: 2" Body Lift, 3" Skyjacker Suspension Lift, 9.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 3:73 Gears, 350cid L31 Vortec 5700, 4L60-E Overdrive Automatic My Dad's Beast: CUSTOM '97 Chevrolet Silverado K3500 4-Door Mega Cab Project: 10.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 4:10 Gears, 5.7L 350cid SBC Vortec, 4L80-E Overdrive Automatic "I'd rather PUSH my Chevy than DRIVE your Ford!"

03-25-2012, 01:23 AM	#168
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside If...when it runs, I will post a video! I'll have to figure out how to do it, but it'll get on here. Another site member (Murdoc) is coming over tomorrow, and him, my son, and myself are going to attack it. That way we can go 3 different directions. HOPEFULLY we'll be able to try to start it tomorrow! __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-25-2012, 01:26 AM	#169
Dub_X Professional Crow Bar Tosser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fairview, Missouri [Joplin Area] Posts: 872	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Lol it's not that hard to post a video. . Film it, upload it to youtube, post the link here. So easy, a caveman can do it! Oh wait...that line's been used already. LOL __________________ Will My Beast "Big Nasty": '92 GMC Sierra K1500 Ext. Cab L31 Swap 4x4 Conversion: 2" Body Lift, 3" Skyjacker Suspension Lift, 9.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 3:73 Gears, 350cid L31 Vortec 5700, 4L60-E Overdrive Automatic My Dad's Beast: CUSTOM '97 Chevrolet Silverado K3500 4-Door Mega Cab Project: 10.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 4:10 Gears, 5.7L 350cid SBC Vortec, 4L80-E Overdrive Automatic "I'd rather PUSH my Chevy than DRIVE your Ford!"

03-25-2012, 01:32 AM	#170
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside I'm sure I can figure it out . . . and I resemble that caveman remark!! LOL __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-25-2012, 01:38 AM	#171
Dub_X Professional Crow Bar Tosser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fairview, Missouri [Joplin Area] Posts: 872	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside C'mon Jason, you're not that old! Lol __________________ Will My Beast "Big Nasty": '92 GMC Sierra K1500 Ext. Cab L31 Swap 4x4 Conversion: 2" Body Lift, 3" Skyjacker Suspension Lift, 9.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 3:73 Gears, 350cid L31 Vortec 5700, 4L60-E Overdrive Automatic My Dad's Beast: CUSTOM '97 Chevrolet Silverado K3500 4-Door Mega Cab Project: 10.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 4:10 Gears, 5.7L 350cid SBC Vortec, 4L80-E Overdrive Automatic "I'd rather PUSH my Chevy than DRIVE your Ford!"

03-25-2012, 09:15 AM	#172
chevy_man5 GMC's n H.D.'s too! Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Nampa, Idaho Posts: 1,583	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside There are some days I sure feel it though! LOL __________________ Jason 1960 GMC 4x4 Babe (the Blue Ox) - Build Thread

03-25-2012, 03:17 PM	#173
McMurphy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 2,425	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside The Pertronixs should not cause any electrical feed back that will be picked up by your radio. Especially if you have the radio direct wired off your battery. That is the set up I have on my Tempest and I have zero problems with it. Your engine water heater.... Unless you are running manual choke, unless you are living in an area that drops to around 0 degrees on days you are going to drive it, then I would just toss it. On the up side, your engine does get to temperature faster with it, and where that is really nice is it is sooner that you can kick the heater on! Not that I am an expert, but as I write this, there is still 4 feet of snow on the ground and the high today is around 20 degrees..... Freekin awesome that the kids are into it, though the daughter looks to be having more fun than the son is... __________________ Michael McMurphy My 66 Stepside My 64 Tow Truck My 66 Tempest Table Of Contents Added to Page1

03-26-2012, 02:53 PM	#175
Dub_X Professional Crow Bar Tosser Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fairview, Missouri [Joplin Area] Posts: 872	Re: '60 GMC 4x4 Long Fenderside Woo hoo! Glad to see it lives! can't wait to see how it goes along the road. __________________ Will My Beast "Big Nasty": '92 GMC Sierra K1500 Ext. Cab L31 Swap 4x4 Conversion: 2" Body Lift, 3" Skyjacker Suspension Lift, 9.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 3:73 Gears, 350cid L31 Vortec 5700, 4L60-E Overdrive Automatic My Dad's Beast: CUSTOM '97 Chevrolet Silverado K3500 4-Door Mega Cab Project: 10.5" 14-Bolt G80 Rear, 4:10 Gears, 5.7L 350cid SBC Vortec, 4L80-E Overdrive Automatic "I'd rather PUSH my Chevy than DRIVE your Ford!"

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