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Hey everyone! I diagnosed the starting issue to needing new starter. Anyone have the best place to purchase new starter with switch for the on...
When you say "switch", are you talking about the floor pedal or the switch mounted on the started that plunges as you press the pedal in?
Voltage has been tested and is good
Update: Battery is new (less than 6 months) and so are both battery cables as I did have corrosion in the old ground wire.
Thank you. I have checked all connections including ground and all is good. I will check the mechanical solenoid as I feel like that would be...
Hey all, having troubles with my 55 1/2 3200 starting. Went to go start it the other day and when I depressed the floor stomp button, nothing. I...
Thank you to everyone...problem solved. Had the battery checked and still good. Went back over all connections and noticed negative cable had a...
Have '55 second series Chevy 3200 with original 235 ci inline 6. I have had this for about 4 years and it had a new interstate battery in it when...
So my wife and I went to a holiday party last night, drove there with headlights on no problem. We live in Florida, so it is not COLD, but...
Por15 was great! Before and after....[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH] After the pro15, I got 8ft boards of Ipe, cut them down to spec and shaped...
Do you suggest putting por15 directly on the frame or using the metal wire brush to clean it up first? I have never heard of por15 before this.
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I have just taken out the 60 year old wooden bed and rails out of my 1955 3200 second series truck. I am going to be rebuilding the wooden bed...
Note....I did have to change Angle of the plate screwed to firewall as when brake fully depressed the lever moved too far out and so when brake...
Spring was broken on switch....got a new one at o'reilly and working great. Thank you everyone.
Is the switch located in engine compartment where pedal lever is? I have done a lot on this truck, but ha e not encountered anything with brake...
Any one have ideas on this weird scenario... 1955 2nd series Chevy 3200. Everything is working great, just rebuilt the rear differential from...
Thank you for all your help....she was back on the road today and all gauges worked great!
Actually I just found it, usually save everything just in case. I really did think it was just packaging that indicated which post was which. So...
You could take it a bit easy, we are not all electricians here....lol. Nothing came with instructions, figured it was a shipping piece. Now I...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Here are the pics of the back of the gauge w smoke damage and two wires that burned, green on the temp and red from ammeter to...
There was a thin piece there when I ordered it, but I removed it. Should I have kept it there? I do have an ohm meter, it reads...when looking...
Could I ask you advice on mine then.... My charging system is a one wire alternator so only has the wire from battery to alternator which is...
Does anyone know what wires (not color, but where they connect to) are connected to ammeter. I have 1955 second series chevy 3200. It does not...
Does anyone have a clearer picture of Figure 15 in 12-9 of the 1955 second series chevy truck manual. [IMG]
Do you know where I can get where the colors are going to? There isn't the stock wiring harness in my truck, so some of the colors are true,...
Thank you so much! I have been looking for something like this for a long time and unsuccessful, this really helps
Can I get some help on which side of ammeter takes each wire, also same for electric temp gauge. Thank you in advance
Jim, When talking about the ammeter wiring, does it matter which side the battery wire goes and which side the red wires go (one from ignition...
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