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Played with the truck some today. It was pretty cold and barely started, tested the ether system and it worked. Definitely have the main power solenoid sticking closed. With the main power switch turned off, I still had current draw (gauges and heater blower still operated). Banged on the PCB a...
I think you wouldn't be charging the batteries at all, just powering the truck from the alternator. Not sure what effect that would have on the alternator over time.
That makes total sense looking at the schematic. The power from the alternator (line 5) would be sending power to everything even if the C-D jumper is disconnected. The fuel solenoid is powered through the Run-Start switch, so switching it off would kill the engine regardless if the jumper is...
Bypass PCB??
Playing with the P2P wiring diagrams I see a possible bypass to the PCB that would retain using the starter switch to start the engine. I wanted to see if you folks that are a lot smarter than me agree or see a problem:
Here is the diagram with the PCB completely taken out of the...