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If none of the lights are working and you do have power at the bulbs then it has to be a bad ground, should be a black wire going to the core support with a star type washer on each side.

Studs do and will break, PIA but you do what you have to. I've used 3M spray galvanize made as a weld-thru primer, it's not cheap and has a LOT of zinc that means you have to shake and then shake it some more. I believe it helps it last but my exhaust seems to rust from the inside.

"orried that feeding 24V to a 12V solenoid might let the magic smoke out." that's for sure! 12v to a 24 starter will activate the solenoid but will not turn it over and will cause the starter to stick and 'lock up' the engine. I know this from a guy that gave me a "blown up 6.2 and it runs like...

I saw one kinda like that but the owner filled the holes and indents sanded it then sprayed some kind of texture coating on it, looked kind of like a pebble grain . Looked pretty good.

I had a similier thing happen and somehow lost the spring and considering the bulb was bad already I just replaced the whole thing with a side marker socket like on the front fender. Just used the bench grinder and carefully ground the plastic socket down to where it fit into the hole and used a...

Just an FYI, door bottom patch panals are made to fit OVER the existing door skin. I always cut the rust out when useing them but only used door bottoms as a last resort like on a 56 Buick. By the time you buy the panels and cut weld and do all the bondo work even to a semi exeptable state for...

The outside is an easy repair but the inside.. well, not so easy. To do it correctly you might have to get into the A pillers and that's where the real liability problems come in not to mention the "how the **** do I do this" ! Depending on how far left and right the rust is (hopefully it's...

Are the posts rotted? If its just the skin its a fairly easy repair, but if the posts need to be replaced then I think you'll find it hard to find a shop willing to do it and accept liability in case of a roll over.

I've always set the idle speed while the engines running, I guess you could turn the screw in and then start it but chances are your still not perfect. Any time your messing around the IP and then it won't start always ALWAYS check the electrical connection on the top of the pump! These trucks...

OH boy this brings back some memories! Do you have the front sheet metal on yet? I seem to remember that the core support mounts are at a different height. It's been so long I'm not sure I think we used to have to put a Ford Crown Vic or a hockey puck on top of the stock rubber bushing. The...

All Chevy trucks with 8' bed that I know of between 73-87 had 8 bed mounting bolts, I think the holes are there just hiding. Stupid question, are you sure you don't have a Blazer frame? If so not all is lost but your in for a lot of body work shortening the bed.

Just like an old fashioned carb!

^^ This, could it be as simple as you reconnected the battery's wrong and when you "jump" it it's correct? Or a bad connection IN the wire, use a voltmeter and check voltage NOT just a test light for power. Start at the front battery and work thru them one at a time.

Sounds like you let the magic smoke out of the starter, once it's out you can't put it back just replace with a new or rebuilt starter.

I wouldn't take a tranny shops word on a bad engine, from the few spun bearings I've seen the engine locks up and dosn't continue to run at all. You said the converter is ok but did you check for cracks or loose bolts where the flex plate bolts to the crankshaft? I'd put money on that.

I second the glow plug guess, but thats all it is a guess! I did a bypass on a truck and that sounds like the HD switch that I used and about where I installed it.

Well short of looking it up in the TM's the dimmer switch is mounted ON the column and you don't have to remove it! Been awhile but IIRC a nimble person can replace it without lowering the column, the rest of us seems to have to remove the plastic bezel and the painted metal piece below the...

NICE!! great way to save a block, make your own threaded sleeve. Excellent idea and work. I've got a good engine with a broken starter ear that was welded back on just a tiny bit off, guess how I'm going to fix it?

AH! Never thought about a hummer as I never had anything to do with them.

Piggly Wiggly! They still around?