Update on My '65 Gray Rover - Electronics Work! Seized? Not sure..

[Tim Smith]

Don't forget to turn your headlights off when you connect your battery. The picture you have shows the switch as in H position. H is for Headlights.

Good luck with it and let us know how it goes.

Tim

[Bostonian1976]

update

update....couldn't crank engine. Then again it was sunk down a bit into the ground and the tires were flat, so getting underneath it was very difficult. In the end, I didn't get a great angle and will have to try again. I pumped a lot more Marvel into the cylinders, so I hope that helps. Kroil the next step maybe?

[Bostonian1976]

update on this:

- apparently the fan was stuck and I've been tugging on that the whole time. Finally freed the fan and it spins freely now. Still haven't gotten the flywheel to turn, but it's difficult to get under the truck with so much snow and the fact that it has sunk into the ground a little bit.

[yorker]

Well don't be in a hurry, let the penetrants do their work. and play with it when the weather improves.

[daveb]

pretty minor for a 42 year old truck, wouldn't you say?

tell me about this relocated headlight dimmer?

the thing to the lower right of the hand throttle where the starter button should be. and yes, minor, depending on what is in front of thagt rear crossmember. guessing if they didn't go to the trouble of procuring a real crossmember then the bodged repairs don't go too much further forward.

[Bostonian1976]

the thing to the lower right of the hand throttle where the starter button should be. and yes, minor, depending on what is in front of thagt rear crossmember. guessing if they didn't go to the trouble of procuring a real crossmember then the bodged repairs don't go too much further forward.

oh.......that actually is the starter button. the dimmer still exists on the rotted out floorboard on the left. No other modifications to note on the truck whatsoever......