[C2] Electrically Dead '67
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Heel & Toe
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From: Orange County CA
Electrically Dead '67
Put a new Group 24 battery in my 67 Corvette 327/300. All was well. But now, NO electrical distribution...??? Battery shows 12.8v. But, No starter, no lights, no horn, no nothing. Fuses look good. Is there a fuse-able link or ??? Kindly contribute...Thank you in advance. Dave
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Different story, check the firewall connectors jbondfl mentioned above. May be a loose plug, loose wire, or corroded pin on the inboard connector where the large red wire is. IIt feeds power to the cabin and switches that operate all those things except the horn. Measure for 12v on the red wires on the horn relay, should be there if the horn clicks, but may be low. You may have two problems, horn plus connector, but you won't know until you measure voltage. If you have 12v at the horn relay and not at the fuse box, the red wire will probably be your problem.
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Try hooking jumper cables off a running vehicle into your new battery while it is still connected to your C2 system. See if that fires it. Someone may correct me on this but just because a battery reads 12v with a meter doesn’t mean it’s good enough to fire a car off.
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Thanks all!
Turns out that the fuse-able link wire into my horn relay was damaged while I was installing my radiator/fan shroud solo. I put on a new connector, reconnected it and viola!...all better. All works as before. Thanks again!
Turns out that the fuse-able link wire into my horn relay was damaged while I was installing my radiator/fan shroud solo. I put on a new connector, reconnected it and viola!...all better. All works as before. Thanks again!