My '56 has fiberglass front fenders so grounding was a must. But, I also
added extra ground wires at the cab and rear to assure all lights (cab dome
light and taillights) all worked well when I rewired my truck. Some might
consider it overkill, but in my opinion there's nothing worse than
chasing-down an electrical problem after the truck is wired.
Just my 2 cents
Carl Ham
'56 Chevy Stepside
Sparland, IL
> From: wayne@chevytrucks.org
> To: Oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:55:58 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My Trucks
>
> You're spot on Jay with the grounding ideas.. Some things as a fellow was
> told me are still low-tech, basics is still basics and gotta have good
> grounds... --wayne
>
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> To: 'Mac Kinghorn'; Oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Oletrucks] My Trucks
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>
> Mac,
> Most of the time when headlites are weak it's a grounding issue. Yes
voltage
> might read good but the ground isn't good enough ,, period!
>
> OK.... lets see: The battery is prolly grounded to the motor..great! But
> since the motor is or should be sitting on rubber mounts and the body
> is/should be mounted on rubber mounts,,, are the headlites really grounded
> properly? So,,, I would suggest temporarily run a separate ground from the
> negative side of the headlites directly to the negative post on the
battery.
> If this increases the candlelite of the hdlts then you know there is a
> problem, ground issue.
>
> If the above cures the problem as a test... you must ground the body to the
> frame, then the frame to the motor. When working with these elder vehicles
> you will have rust and corrosion in places you cant see which will cause a
> break in the circuit. Another cause is when we install wiring harnesses, we
> think that's it, we finished, hit the key and hold your breath! EVERYTHING
> works!
>
> The wiring harness people don't always include grounding straps for body to
> frame and frame to motor. I like those OLD flat braided negative battery
> cables, they are flexible, easy to hide and come in different lengths.
>
> I'll shut up now and let some of the younger guys throw in their high tech
> ideas! j/k
>
> Jay
> East Texas
>
>
>
>
> Secondly I have an issue with my headlights and their dullness,
> especially in low beam. Everything seems to work okay, voltage is right,
> wiring harness was upgraded when rebuilt, headlights have been aligned but,
> to
> me, way to dull. Any ideas on how to get them up to proper brightness.
> They
> are 7" round Halogens.
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