Well, got my new steering box and exhaust manifold in from Rockauto, still have more stuff coming. With the time change it's now dark at 5:00PM, so set up some lights.
The old AM radio in the truck actually works, so I took out the glove box and defroster ducts to get to the speaker.
Glad I did, cuz one of the wires in the engine firewall connector had at some point in history burned up- all that was left was a bare copper strand and melted insulation.
So I got out all my wiring diagram printouts and saw that the black wire comes from the starter connection and powers up the ignition switch! How that was still working, I have no idea, but I'm glad I had an unreasonable urge to fix an old AM radio!
I'll do the other parts at work- with a car lift!
