Berrybunch Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Just wanted to say thanks for all the help over the past year. I've been trying to restore this truck for my son. Well not completely by my self and not completely restored. He bought it 4 years ago, it had belonged to his grandfather at one point who just before that, past away. He had a special relationship with him, and he had always admired the truck as a small child. Upon purchasing the truck he could not get it running reliably enough to use it. He had given up 2 years ago and decided to serve a mission for our church which is for 2 years, after he left I just couldn't let the dream of that truck die, it has good bones as they say, so I took it to a local auto shop and had them look it over. They agreed that it was still worth fixing, so they did some basic services, but could not get the Holley carb working, and I could not find any one in town that would work on it for me. My son had talked about converting to FI, so I did a little online searching and settled on the Edelbrock proflo4 system for the ease of install. Which is the case, very easy, of course you have to eliminate the emissions but living in Phoenix, we still have to pass emissions. After a small electrical fire behind the dash, I was force the replace the wiring harness. Which is where I'm at so far. It does run well, easy to start, but have not got the wiring done completely. So I guess I'll be looking for anyone who has made electrical repairs on lighting and some accessories. Looking forward to hearing about everyone's adventures, love these trucks. Scott and Malachi in Surprise AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Welcome, Scott & Malachi! Glad you joined. Love the story. Are you Scott or Malachi? Where is your son on his mission? Surprise! Would you like to be on our map? Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. Normally new members start in the New Members Start Here folder since we want to ensure they see the Guidelines. Have you seen them? And, we are here to help with your project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old55pete Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Welcome aboard gentelmen, I can help some with the wiring and so can quite a few of the other folks. By the way, I live just up the road near Prescott Valley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrybunch Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share Posted August 30, 2020 Welcome, Scott & Malachi! Glad you joined. Love the story. Are you Scott or Malachi? Where is your son on his mission? Surprise! Would you like to be on our map? Bullnose Forum/Member's Map in the menu. Normally new members start in the New Members Start Here folder since we want to ensure they see the Guidelines. Have you seen them? And, we are here to help with your project. Thanks for the welcome Gary, this is Scott, Malachi is in the Washington D.C. mission, serving mostly in southern Maryland. He comes home in 2 months, I'm very new to this forum stuff, I thought I was on the new member page! Yes you can put us on the map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Thanks for the welcome Gary, this is Scott, Malachi is in the Washington D.C. mission, serving mostly in southern Maryland. He comes home in 2 months, I'm very new to this forum stuff, I thought I was on the new member page! Yes you can put us on the map. Scott - You are now on the map. I made it Scott/Berrybunch, and I'm not saying that Malachi can't be part of your membership. But since it is free he may want his own. As for DC, I've been there many, many times. But haven't spent much time in southern Maryland. Hope he likes it. And don't worry about "this forum stuff". We aren't too worried about things. We just have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Scott - You are now on the map. I made it Scott/Berrybunch, and I'm not saying that Malachi can't be part of your membership. But since it is free he may want his own. As for DC, I've been there many, many times. But haven't spent much time in southern Maryland. Hope he likes it. And don't worry about "this forum stuff". We aren't too worried about things. We just have fun. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Welcome Scott! We love both Parent/Child projects, and Grampa's old truck projects. So you have the double whammy there. Rusty seems especially good with those Dakota Digital displays, but many of us might be able to help with the harness. You have Kwikwire, but do you need some Ford specific chunk of harness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berrybunch Posted August 31, 2020 Author Share Posted August 31, 2020 Welcome Scott! We love both Parent/Child projects, and Grampa's old truck projects. So you have the double whammy there. Rusty seems especially good with those Dakota Digital displays, but many of us might be able to help with the harness. You have Kwikwire, but do you need some Ford specific chunk of harness? Yes to the chunks of harness! I've been trying to test the headlight switch, can't seem to figure out the dash/door lighting. Unfortunately I pulled some of that out trying to find the source of the fire. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the electrical flow of things, I'm a plumber by trade. Not my forte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Yes to the chunks of harness! I've been trying to test the headlight switch, can't seem to figure out the dash/door lighting. Unfortunately I pulled some of that out trying to find the source of the fire. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the electrical flow of things, I'm a plumber by trade. Not my forte. There are the EVTM's listed under, documentation/electrical/EVTMs/(year range)/sub group, i.e. lighting. There is also the Marketplace where you can see if someone has a 'free to a good home' listing or you can post in 'Wanted to Buy'. Not too much different to plumbing electrons.. Valves, accumulators, manifolds, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Yes to the chunks of harness! I've been trying to test the headlight switch, can't seem to figure out the dash/door lighting. Unfortunately I pulled some of that out trying to find the source of the fire. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the electrical flow of things, I'm a plumber by trade. Not my forte. Jim is right, the EVTM's are a lot easier to understand than wiring diagrams. They break each system into a page or two and describe how the system works as well as how to troubleshoot it. So, what is the question on the dash/door lighting? Is there a way I can map it out for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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