jpartington Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Posted August 21, 2016 No still open sign is still up and the phone is still connected I get the answering machine of the place. I do drive by quite frequently also. Quote
jpartington Posted August 21, 2016 Author Report Posted August 21, 2016 Mark, do you mind me asking how much they charged you? Quote
ggdad1951 Posted August 23, 2016 Report Posted August 23, 2016 I had no holes, just a clean, pressure check and reseal, think it was about $250 tops. Quote
jpartington Posted August 23, 2016 Author Report Posted August 23, 2016 I ended up just calling he told me 250 being the low end and 350 being the high end without seeing it. I'll probably have to take a little brake I don't have much spare cash right now and my wife is due in about 3 weeks so won't have much time either. Quote
jpartington Posted October 14, 2016 Author Report Posted October 14, 2016 It's been a while since I've posted here, but been very busy. We now have a 2 week old son, and now the wife wants family pictures, and what better background then my truck. So trying to get it temporarily running so I can move it. I have put in all new fuel lines. put the gas tank back in (with the holes still in it) and tried to start it tonight. To my surprise the battery was dead. Charged it up and immediately dies again just like before. This is the 3rd battery in the truck in a year. Why do they keep going bad? Does it wreck a battery to leave it sit for a while? Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 14, 2016 Report Posted October 14, 2016 todays 6 volt batteries are not like the old days, most do not get more than a 90 day warranty....that screams inferior right there.....but three in a year screams something else..did you leave the battery connected while in storage..if so you have got a drain..you need to put a test light inline and verify if you have a short somewhere that is eating your battery reserve. To check just the battery, charge it and place it aside unconnected and see if it is internally discharging due to shorts. If the battery goes dead just sitting unused and unconnected...you have a bad battery.. 1 Quote
Dave72dt Posted October 15, 2016 Report Posted October 15, 2016 A lot of the newer chargers will not charge a battery if it does not have some residual charge left in it. Something to do with a safety diode to ensure the leads are hooked up correctly. Most also require a LONGER charge time than the charger indicates. Often they only end up putting a surface charge in them that quickly goes away. 1 Quote
pflaming Posted October 20, 2016 Report Posted October 20, 2016 Dave is correct on the new battery chargers. I'm thinking of buying a bunch of pre safety chargers at swap meets. New is not always better. I disconnect my battery much more than I used to, I learned that from Don C. TKS Don. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted October 20, 2016 Report Posted October 20, 2016 I agree the new chargers are not user friendly and over-ride of charging mode not possible in many...hook up battery, plug in unit, turn on...hit with rock if you have a need to see an action... Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted October 20, 2016 Report Posted October 20, 2016 This could be a situation where you have some sort of a drain or short in the system. No battery will stand up to that for long. Need to check the electrical system over very carefully. One good telltale that I learned a long time ago is to see if you get any kind of spark when hooking up the cables. If you do you have a problem which needs to be isolated. Of course you need a good battery to test all this with. Jeff Quote
jpartington Posted December 28, 2016 Author Report Posted December 28, 2016 Been busy haven't had to time to reply. So thank you for responses (and for bearing with me throughout this thread as I have strayed away from the original problem a few times) I have not done much with battery whenever hooking up the cables I have not noticed any spark. As far as a drain goes I'll have to dig a little more. All the wiring is new, voltage regulator is new, generator is new. I am planning to get the starter rebuilt soon also. And also getting back the fuel issue. I did end up finally finding out why gas was not making it up to the carburetor. The small section of flex line between the fuel pump and line going to tank was so dried and cracked that it had a hole in it. Not allowing enough suction. I replaced that section and it's now good to go. Now just have to figure out battery 1 Quote
Brent B3B Posted December 28, 2016 Report Posted December 28, 2016 Glad to see your back at it.... I am still waiting for that family photo with the truck as a back drop. congrats on the newest pilothouse driver Quote
jpartington Posted December 29, 2016 Author Report Posted December 29, 2016 Thank you, I will post one. Quote
jpartington Posted February 9, 2017 Author Report Posted February 9, 2017 Well it took me a while to post it but as promised here one of the pictures with us in front of the 52. Just a couple of youngsters. Kind of a shame we covered up so much of the cab lol. 10 Quote
Dozerman51 Posted February 10, 2017 Report Posted February 10, 2017 Nice picture of you, the family and the truck. Do you have the 3rd and 4th gear synchronized transmission or the non-synchro. unit? Love the yellow pinstriping. Quote
jpartington Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Posted February 10, 2017 Thank you Non-syncro I actually plan on removing the pinstriping once I get further along. I do like it but it wasn't there from factory and I want to try to stay true to stock. Quote
jpwuertz Posted February 10, 2017 Report Posted February 10, 2017 I have a B3B and I think some of them had pin-striping on them when new. Quote
jpartington Posted February 10, 2017 Author Report Posted February 10, 2017 Well maybe I'm wrong but it is peeling of in some spots so I will just end up removing it all Quote
ggdad1951 Posted February 10, 2017 Report Posted February 10, 2017 1 hour ago, jpwuertz said: I have a B3B and I think some of them had pin-striping on them when new. yes they did...and do Quote
FlashBuddy Posted March 9, 2018 Report Posted March 9, 2018 Follow along and read more from@jpartington Quote
pflaming Posted March 10, 2018 Report Posted March 10, 2018 With a great family like that, the truck has to stand down! I like the pinstriping on the grille. JMHO Quote
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