please help
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please help
took out the car today and got stuck damm just put the new wheels and tires on look good on flat bed heres what happened when i went to start the car is was dead no pwer to fuse box had power going in no head light no radio no dash. i took connector apart clean and check i gave up after two hrs is there a fuseable link any where has anyone had this problem HELP DRIVING ME NUTS
BOBBY
BOBBY
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From: Clayton NC
Wayne is talking about instead of allowing the connection to be made via the pins to make a direct connection. The power is youR direct feed and it routinely fails to make a good connection so more than one midyear I'm sure has had this modification. I would make sure that this is your problem though before I would start making modifications.
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From: Central Arkansas
Wow - my head hurts trying to read this without punctuation.
They are suggesting you bypass the bulkhead connector by splicing the wiring and running around it. I think you can first check this out on a trial basis by running a wire from the ignition switch to the positive terminal of the coil and see if it starts. Not sure how difficult it would be to connect it to the ignition switch terminal temporarily, however.
They are suggesting you bypass the bulkhead connector by splicing the wiring and running around it. I think you can first check this out on a trial basis by running a wire from the ignition switch to the positive terminal of the coil and see if it starts. Not sure how difficult it would be to connect it to the ignition switch terminal temporarily, however.
Le Mans Master
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From: Westport CT
Bobby - not sur eif someone answered it, but there is no fusable link in a 65 wiring harness, so that's one thing that is not causing it.
I feel your pain brother, electrical gremlins really stink and mystify all of us from time to time - they require a methodical, work your way backwards kind of approach.
I feel your pain brother, electrical gremlins really stink and mystify all of us from time to time - they require a methodical, work your way backwards kind of approach.
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From: Conroe Texas
If it is a block with 2 red wires going to it, that is a relay for the headlight motors. Don't think that can cause your problem.
Le Mans Master
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From: New Hill NC
The original wireing would go through the connector and into the fuse box. If you remove the fuse box screws, you can pry the box open. Find the red lead inside and splice that through the firewall to the red wire in the harness on the other side. I actually remove the guts of the connector and run the wire through there. I leave enough wire to plug the connector back up and tape the extra onto the harness. You cant tell it has been done. But it cures the condition that I call " AIR CAR ITIS" permanently.
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jack i took apart the fuse box clean all connectors in the rear of the box found a broken wire (red) repaired also found a bad green wire on the connector repaired that. after i did that i got 12 volts into the fuse box. the wire looked good by eye broken inside. just want to say THANKS AGAIN what a great group of guys in here . wish i lived closer
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From: Hasbrouck Heights NJ
jack i took apart the fuse box clean all connectors in the rear of the box found a broken wire (red) repaired also found a bad green wire on the connector repaired that. after i did that i got 12 volts into the fuse box. the wire looked good by eye broken inside. just want to say THANKS AGAIN what a great group of guys in here . wish i lived closer
