Month Six-Electrical

All the belts and hoses have been replaced. All fluids have been changed. Brakes, etc. are OK. All emergency equipment was pulled before I purchased the truck. Have slowly been placing equipment on the truck. In a later blog will list out everything added to truck to date. Probably have spent a minimum of eight hours over a period of a couple of weeks pulling out old wire and pulling new wire. Have a friend who restored a truck. He did everything but did not replace any wiring. It didn't take long for 40 year old wiring to become toast. Everything added that required power has new wiring and switches. Like I wrote in an earlier blog concerning parts, having a supplier with automotive electrical knowledge and expertise is critical. Tommy Amick is such a person. If it is electrical he is the one whether it is an alternator, batteries, switches or how to wire a Q2B. The only person who is his equal is Mr. Alfred, chief mechanic. One of the first major problems was that the truck would not idle. After running for awhile it would just shut down. Added secondary in line fuel pump. Also installed in-line filter between the fuel tank and the secondary in-line fuel pump. Then installed a second in-line filter just below the carburetor. No problems. Also add "sea foam" prior to every outing. Since truck sometimes sits idle for weeks do not want to have any "bad gas" issues.