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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    Got the last of the connections made and tested, to my surprise everything works. I used garden hose as 'conduit' for the wires going...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    Attached is what I ended up with, can anyone review the fuse selections and recommend changes? These are my best guesses and I am...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread New2Me 1961 M37.
    I am not a mechanic, but this is what I would start with Compression test at some point, but maybe you don't have enough speed going...
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    Redleg130 reacted to Joe Bertram's post in the thread M56B1 questions with Like Like.
    Mad dash to get it ready for Findlay show, it's made it into the paint booth tent and it officially in primer as of about 22:45 this evening
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    Thought I would show AF8 tool use, the 4 way crimper, on packard shells. This covers the 'male' end, ill post females later. This...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread M56B1 questions.
    Looks like its coming along well, its good to have help. The details really slow everything down, but I am just slogging along knocking...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    Its Cortez burning his ships time. Got the open questions open regarding what connects to what (which did match the wiring diagram...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    I could try stuffing two cables into a larger ring terminal and crimping two in one maybe
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    This project is very tedious. Everything is a tremendous pain in the backside. It is worth doing as I am finding corroded, worn, and...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    Two large hurdles cleared, cannon plug/connector and battery box The cannon plug is a tremendous pain. The prestolite wire takes alot...
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    Well, here's kind of a nasty problem on a newly-rebuilt engine. The account below points up a number of issues--among them the crimes of...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread Electrical system.
    I got the ground connections cleaned up, which actually wasn't straightforward to do. My truck is grounded through master switch, to...
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    I have had good luck with agriculture focused shops being interested in working on my trucks. There is also a mobile mechanic named...
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    Redleg130 reacted to ODAddict's post in the thread M56B1 questions with Like Like.
    Cool variant. Looks like you're having the fun that you ought to have. I've used Midwest Military although John Bizal does not...
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    Redleg130 replied to the thread M56B1 questions.
    Its good there are choices, the Midwest Military site has an excellent catalog with very useful parts diagrams. I do like being able to...
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