From: Bruce Beattie (bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu)
Date: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 15:46:00 PDT
Hi Mark,
Here are some suggestions. You can get a little wire brush gismo
from most any auto parts
place to clean the posts and cable hole. Then connect up the cable. Get
some clear varnish and
paint over the battery terminal connection. This keeps out the oxygen
and prevents it from
coroding.
I would also suggest getting a Solargizer kit and installing it.
Gene Pantano was selling some
not too long ago.
Bruce MVPA 23824
mark baxter wrote:
>Folks
> I have been working on a M-886 ambulance now for close to 5 years. When I
>got this beast it was missing all of its wiring from the Ambulance body
>forward, (and thoughtfully cut with cutters about where the drivers seat is
>by the Forest service, BUT fortunantly I found the fuse panel and the cut
>wires that went to the rear compartment laying in the back of the ambulance)
>I replaced the entire wiring harness from the Dash forward with one out of a
>civiy truck, fit perfectly.
> I the decided to reinstall the balck out light system. not too hard of a
>job. Had to drill 2 holes in radiator mount, remove the wire cups from the
>Blackout markers and screw the Markers on to the front of the grill,(had
>been already drilled for the marker Lights) The main BO wiring harness was
>relitivly simple. I just followed the old wires to the back,removing to old
>wiring as I went, and installed the new marker lights in the rear of the
>vehicle.
> I then was able to plug the BO Harness into the junction box on the cab
>that holds the Factory wiring harness.
> As I had to find and replace all of the Dash instrament panel and
>instraments, while I had the instrament plate, I cut the two side wings of
>the face plate off so they could be removed sepreatly, INSTALLED a new
>Stewart Warner amp meter on the left side wing of instrament plate. Then
>with the right side wing of the instrament plate off I was able to scribe an
>outline of the light switch onto it, using the template from the kit, and
>cut it out with a hole saw and files.
> The nice thing about seperating the side wings from the main part of the
>instrament plate is ease of getting to what you need to work on without
>removing the whole instrament plate off to get to your Light switch or the
>new amp guage that I would replace on all M-880 series of vehicles(civiy
>ones too).
> Finally, Keep the Batery termanils clean, my truck is not used much, and
>even with a new battery, my terminals will corroded and I will always have
>to jump start the truck.
>Mark M-886
>
>
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