Except for the starter draw on the battery, you won't draw enough through
the coil to pull the battery down for at least a day; I ran 7 hours with no
generator on a trip last year & had plenty of battery when I arrived.
Freshly rebuilt motors, however, do put a lot of strain on a battery &
starter; I had to put mine in my truck & pull it with another car, while
clutching it in 1st, in order to get it to turn over. Expect it to run
hotter than normal for awhile also.
Regards,
Doug Pewterbaugh
dpewter@msn.com
Denton, TX
49 3104 216 5-Window
-----Original Message-----
From: Passnb4U@aol.com <Passnb4U@aol.com>
To: dcvjrv@flashcom.net <dcvjrv@flashcom.net>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Minimum Engine Running Requirements
>In a message dated 3/21/00 5:14:31 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>dcvjrv@flashcom.net writes:
>
>> I finally got the engine and transmission back in the chassis yesterday
and
>> now I would like to fire it up. It has not been started since a
complete
>> rebuild. What is the minimum requirements as far as wiring, etc. that
>> needs to be hooked up to run. I will have the radiator installed, so
that
>> is not an issue.
>>
>> An explanation of what is required wiring wise would be greatly
>> appreciated. Do I need to hook up the generator and voltage regulator
for
>> this?
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your responses.
>>
>> Jim V.
>> 58 GMC Suburban Carrier Pickup (Cameo style) - V8 Automatic
>
>
> JIm,
>
> As Bob pointed out, definitely pre-lube the motor....
>
> All you really need is the points to the coil wire, and 12volts through
the
>ballast resistor (I assume the GMC used a ballast resistor??) to the other
>side of the coil.
>
> You'll need the battery hooked up, obviously, to the starter..do you have
a
>pedal start or is the solenoid switched through the key?
>
>
> Mike
>
> You don't "need" to have the generator hooked up, but if the b attery
runs
>low, she'll start to sputter and die.
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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