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Rooster73

Junior Member
Joined
Feb 19, 2024
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Location
South Central Idaho
First Name
Andrew
Truck Year
1976
Truck Model
K10 Scottsdale
Engine Size
350
Thanks for the advice and the welcomes.

Update: I found a used pedal assembly and swapped it out today. Clutch pedal is better aligned and no longer squeaks.

But, (I think I started another post with this same story/question) when I was pulling the steering column out today somehow along the way the rubber spacer between the steering box and the lower steering shaft caught fire. It was small and I was able to blow it out.

How in the world did that happen???

I also had no power at all to anything when I got done putting it all back together. I found a burned wire on the small terminal block in the engine compartment on the firewall by the brake booster. I think that’s a fusible link???

I twisted the burnt ends together just to test it and everything seemed to work fine after that. I disconnected the battery for tonight until I can get it figured out.

Any ideas what would have caused the fire and the fusible link to burn ( if that wire is a fusible link)? Maybe I was supposed to disconnect the battery before I attempted this job. Oops.

PS. I found a bench seat to replace the 2001 seats that were in the truck when I bought it. I’ll get them reupholstered the right Color someday.
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Gardendelite

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Joined
Aug 9, 2022
Posts
58
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Location
King County Washington
First Name
Gaetan
Truck Year
1975
Truck Model
K10
Engine Size
350
Welcome to the parade. Just a stone's throw from King Co, WA. Sweet ride to start with. Lots of good YouTube channels to watch on Squarebodies but my fav is Vice Grip Garage.
 

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