one more bubba fix eliminated
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From: Catlett VA
one more bubba fix eliminated
Electrical problems from the PO have taken 90% of my time since getting the 68 BB convert last year. Adding a new dash wiring harness solved some issues, but I found one more bubba problem that messed up my heater and windshield wipers. Bubba had taken the black ground wire that goes to the starter (and is the ground for the heater motor and w wipers) and fastened it on the hot main terminal along with the main + wire from the battery. I guess if you are going to wire something incorrectly you might as well connect to the largest wrong wire you can find. RA
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I would have done the same mistake if not for Forum members who had good advice, rather than posting a smart-*** remark to my question.
Also.....even though a new dash harness/cabin fuse block fixed most of the electrical problems....the original firewall harness connector to the fuse block had badly corroded terminals (which I didn't notice until weeks later).....a new firewall harness solved the rest of the elec. problems.
Also.....even though a new dash harness/cabin fuse block fixed most of the electrical problems....the original firewall harness connector to the fuse block had badly corroded terminals (which I didn't notice until weeks later).....a new firewall harness solved the rest of the elec. problems.
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Thankfully there is more good advise here than the smart alec kind. Hopefully those that are tired of giving out good advise, don't resort to belittling others for their own entertainment and those with mistaken knowledge are not taken seriously.
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Drifting
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From: Catlett VA
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I would have done the same mistake if not for Forum members who had good advice, rather than posting a smart-*** remark to my question.
Also.....even though a new dash harness/cabin fuse block fixed most of the electrical problems....the original firewall harness connector to the fuse block had badly corroded terminals (which I didn't notice until weeks later).....a new firewall harness solved the rest of the elec. problems.
Also.....even though a new dash harness/cabin fuse block fixed most of the electrical problems....the original firewall harness connector to the fuse block had badly corroded terminals (which I didn't notice until weeks later).....a new firewall harness solved the rest of the elec. problems.
