Yesterday I worked all day to get the hard top for my dad's Chris Craft done so we could get it on before a couple days worth of rain. Of course it was drizzling while we ran 15 miles down to their place so the lights and wipers got a workout. Everything went well until we came home. The engine didn't want to turn over fast so I thought maybe it hadn't charged the battery with the extra load of lights and wipers. For some odd reason the wiper switch started acting up once we were moving, had to hold the switch in to the washers for the wipers to work. Little bugs eh?
Got home and tinkered with the Glowshift gauge cup while the battery charger was on for an hour. Figured no big deal, the yellow top battery had acted up over the winter and killed itself. Welp, no short charge helped, just clicked, so I pushed the truck outside. and hooked the charger up to it overnight. Came out this morning and still just getting the click from the Ford solenoid on the inner fender. Whacked the starter with an aluminum dowel and the engine would turn over but not start. Still not satisfied it's a battery issue I swapped in the yellow top I have in the Ranchero with no change. So now it's raining, the truck is outside and I'm looking at pulling the starter...
Some pics of the truck at work:
I do have a little boat trailer winch on the back wall of the garage and could pull the truck inside but that thing is a real PITA to use. I think I'm still going to get wet pulling the starter.
Anyway, I'm cold and wet and going to go find some warmth before my next move.
