I bought a 1979 Scottsdale Chevy 1/2 ton in 1982 that had low milage and had been bought by a farmer new with the diesel engine. He said the truck spent more time in the shop than time on the road. He had a local shop to install a 350 gas Olds engine in it. Then the farmer decided he didn't want the truck after the conversion.
I saw it advertised in the paper and went down to look at it and bought it. The shop that did the conversion said it was an easy swap. The truck performed very well and never saw another shop.
I only had it a few months and was struck broadside when a man driving a Caprice Chevy lost control on the ice. His insurance paid for the repair. The shop took out one of the battery's when they made the swap. I sold the truck in 1997 to a Warrant Officer that was being transferred to Ft Carson in CO. That engine was out of a 1975 Olds. Hal
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Today's Featured Article - Third Brush Generators - by Chris Pratt. While I love straightening sheet metal, cleaning, and painting old tractors, I use every excuse to avoid working on the on the electrics. I find the whole process sheer mystery. I have picked up and attempted to read every auto and farm electrics book with no improvement in the situation. They all seem to start with a chapter entitled "Theory of Electricity". After a few paragraphs I usually close the book and go back to banging out dents. A good friend and I were recently discussing our tractor electrical systems when he stated "I figure it all comes back to applying Ohms Law". At this point
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