Rebuilding after 15 years of storage

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That's beautiful!

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

Going on with a lot of small issues

First clean up the wiring at the steering column. We don't install the cover as we wait on the horn relais.



The speaker is now complete with the control lamp. We need to customize a cable with the correct connectors between cb radio and speaker to got it work







Going on with the registration plates of roadlicence for the civilian trailer hitch which we removed for rebuild



Also add the registration plate of the truck



Without this no roadregistration in Germany possible



The shipping data plate is not mandatory for roadregistration but it is necessary to have a high score in the oldtimer appraisel



This is the old mirrorglass. We glue new mirrorglasses in





Got today the cable for the radio antenna. The cable is with 20 cm around 5 cm to short for installation on our radio position



So we can finish the radio next weekend.

 

[1love]

Coming along nicely! Good Morning.

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

Coming along nicely! Good Morning.

Thanks and Good evening
It is much more effort as expected but we like what we do.
Find out i can connect the cb radio complete on speaker and the handset. The original plug was available and i ordered immediately before it is out of stock. We will miss than the freehand function but i am sure i have on long trips always a codriver who can use the cb while i am driving
I ordered Ral 3009 oxidred spray for refreshing the plastic airvents. Seems match as best as possible the original "bordeau". We will test it before use on the original parts

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

The weekend is "save"
Next goodies delivered



I have a lot of new relais in the shop but none fit. You use 3pin relais. We use here 4pin relais for the horn and it fit in different "connectors". So i need to order the correct one.



The cable for the handset which need to be customize with a plug for the cb radio instead the long one.



I am curious how the paint will come out



And finally the new screws for the cab in stainless steel black
I missed to notice that include the cabscrews set also all be which are visible. I will exchange all the blinky spots on dashboard, doorcover, sunvisors... i can't exchange all blinkys in the cab but the most

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

The mirrors come out perfect and the black screws look much better







I opened the cableplug for remove it



The day ended with detecting an electric failure. The horn have always power. I start on the steering column. All switches and connection work correct.
Next week i will continue follow the wiring to the horn to find the failure. I have no clue where, we call it "Kurzschluss" translator said short circuit could be located. There should nowhere be such issue. Well i will figure it out sooner or later .... in such projects be always unexpected things. Who don't want deal with this should not go in such projects.

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

The panels come out not exact matching but it is the best result. Next RAL Code is darker









We start measurement about the horn "problem" but couldn't solve it today. About other duties could we check today just two possible reasons. First the horn button at the steering column work like it should. The switch between Airhorn and stock horn is also correct wired. Still a lot of traps to check where the failure could be located.

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

After checking every possible cable connection, I finally located the horn relay with a faulty diode. I had already suspected it, but since it was so difficult to access, I saved it for last.

After running out of time again yesterday, I've postponed the repair until next Thursday (Christian Holiday in Germany called Christie Himmelfahrt). I think I'll put a cable connector in between so I can rebuild the wiring in peace at the workbench.

Today i could continue at home in my office a little bit Soldering Work for the Military Speaker. The speaker hat a cold solder joint therefor he was thrown away





I use additonal a magnifying lamp, i hope it is the right translation. We call it Lupenlampe
My eyes are old-age so i need this for this very small and fine solder joints even though I have good progressive lenses
i felt like a micro-surgeon







From This

To This

Inside the Speaker is also a little bit Soldering Work necessary

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

The horn is working nicely now
This small bad boy was the cause



it seems 45 years ago was the relais without a diode and this was added on the connection.

After i noticed the new relais have already the diode include was it just a cut off from this old bad boy of the past



Now where the horn is connected and working we decide to buy a new horn. Unless it work it sound like we drive a truck from the "Waltons".
For all Oldtimer Puries will we store that horn.
Unfortunately the airhorns are not allow in the city here in Germany so we need for roadlicence a "normal" horn.

So lets start to clean up the mess i have now again on the dashboard after measuring several connections...

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

During solve the mess under the dashboard occurs a new failure
The light switch is gone



Looks innocent but don't work anymore.



Available in Germany for 80 Euro or i import myselve 45 Euro all taxes and shipping include for an ACDelco Switch

 

[PHOENIX-GER]

On wednesday we got the new switch.



After assembling we had a headlight Failure. No more headlights passengerside, no more highbeam both sides, Parklight avaiable both sides

I thought i got crazy. After control and measure the result was no failure inside the truck.... so we search between firewall and headlamps. What we found was so unbelieveable that we never thought about it.
Finally it was a partielly loosen headlampconnectors. They are new like the headlamps.
The rubbercover on the lamps give so much pressure on the connection that it slip off after a while. Left side was fallen off already.



Never seen such thing happen in more than 40 years of vehicle repair and maintenance

"You choose a fine time to leave me headlightconnector... "