Yes Mike ;
That's prolly it ~ the battery ground cable needs to be connected
directly to the engine block or tranny case and BOTH cables must be
# 1 guage or better , this means as thick around as your thumb .
scrape or wire brush the place the cable attaches untill it's shiny
clean and smear some bearing grease (NOT dielecric !) on the cable
end to ensure good connectivity .
Do also check the battery voltage when cranking the engine , it
should be over 5 VDC .
If you carefully remove the starter switch , you'll see two big
copper contacts there , _polish_ them with metal polish , _NOT_
sandpaper , wire brush or steel wool ! the contacts must be shiny .
Adding a ground strap between the drivetrain and frame plus another
one to the body is wise as that'll help ' normalize ' the charging
system and guarnatee fully charged battery and bright lights too .
Painting the inside of your taillight housing gloss white will make
it light up brightly and evenly , like a 12 volt one . do not use
silver nor waste time stuffing aluminum foil in there , it's not as
good by a long shot .
Valve adjust followed by dwell and timing should make this truck an
easy starter , cold or how and you allready know it's a good driver .
Hot oil change and it's good to go .
-Nate
Michael wrote:
>
> New to this group and need some help. I have a '50 3600 with the
> original 6 volt system. Would barely turn over to crank when I got
it,
> so I replaced the battery with a new one. Same thing. Very slow to
> turn over, but when it catches, runs fine and sounds great. The
216 is
> strap grounded to the frame and the cables on it look to me like
they
> aren't original. Could this be most of what I am having a problem
with
> here? The ground is bolted to the frame (tight), but it should be
> going to the engine, right? I have new cables (bigger ones - came
with
> the truck as replacements). Is it as simple as replacing the
cables
> and getting a solid ground? Trying to set up the truck as a daily
> driver (or at least as a backup vehicle) so reliability is
important.
> Assume it should spin fast like any other vehicle if all
is "right."
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Mike
>
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