86 12 Brutus Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Josh is this what you are looking for? Driver side door done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG2020 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Josh is this what you are looking for? That's the ticket! And I can see the male end in the pic and that's exactly what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 That's the ticket! And I can see the male end in the pic and that's exactly what I have. Josh. I'll try to pull them over the weekend and i'll let you know if i get them out. I dont have much luck with this, but will try. Do you know what size the bit is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG2020 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Josh. I'll try to pull them over the weekend and i'll let you know if i get them out. I dont have much luck with this, but will try. Do you know what size the bit is? Thanks! Sent you a message. I think it is T45 or T50 torx drive. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Thanks! Sent you a message. I think it is T45 or T50 torx drive. Got it. I'll pull them, clean them up and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG2020 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Got it. I'll pull them, clean them up and let you know. Great! Thanks so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG2020 Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Great! Thanks so much. Today I put in a new voltage regulator and timed my truck with a vacuum guage as I am not positive about the timing mark I made. Have not driven it yet but it sounds good. Also test fitted my new instrument panel from eBay. The timing gauge I have also reads voltage and it was 14.2 now instead of 13.6. I have not retested it with the multimeter yet. I also did the parasitic battery test and found no draw. I am thinking it's in that ignition switch. Since I have been careful about the key position when shut off my battery has stayed charged . Progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86 12 Brutus Posted September 17, 2020 Share Posted September 17, 2020 Today I put in a new voltage regulator and timed my truck with a vacuum guage as I am not positive about the timing mark I made. Have not driven it yet but it sounds good. Also test fitted my new instrument panel from eBay. The timing gauge I have also reads voltage and it was 14.2 now instead of 13.6. I have not retested it with the multimeter yet. I also did the parasitic battery test and found no draw. I am thinking it's in that ignition switch. Since I have been careful about the key position when shut off my battery has stayed charged . Progress. good deal, i had that same issue some years ago with Brutus, the ignition switch was sticky and drove me crazy for some time before i figured out what the issue was, i ended up disconnecting my positive cable whenever the truck wasnt being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted September 17, 2020 Author Share Posted September 17, 2020 good deal, i had that same issue some years ago with Brutus, the ignition switch was sticky and drove me crazy for some time before i figured out what the issue was, i ended up disconnecting my positive cable whenever the truck wasnt being used. Yes, that is progress. And, as Jim says, progress is good! The ignition switch is a tricky device in that it has several switches inside, all controlled by the same mechanical connection. But they don't always make and break at the same time, so sometimes you can have the ignition on and not have other circuits on, like the turn signals and radio. Big Blue does that. So it stands to reason you could have some off but not all of them off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 Yes, that is progress. And, as Jim says, progress is good! The ignition switch is a tricky device in that it has several switches inside, all controlled by the same mechanical connection. But they don't always make and break at the same time, so sometimes you can have the ignition on and not have other circuits on, like the turn signals and radio. Big Blue does that. So it stands to reason you could have some off but not all of them off. Little mockup...shes almost ready... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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