electrical issue
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Heel & Toe
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From: va beach va
electrical issue
i repaced the battery and doing so something shorted out..i only have headlights...lost dash lights tail lights running lights..brake lights work.
I pulled all the related fuses and they are all good.
any ideas as to what it might be or steer me in the right troubleshoot direction...please help..i want to cruise..thanks
I pulled all the related fuses and they are all good.
any ideas as to what it might be or steer me in the right troubleshoot direction...please help..i want to cruise..thanks
Melting Slicks
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You have blown a fusible link, specifically "Fusible link A" according to my '79 schematic. It feeds everything except the headlights. The links are in the red wires just before they connect at the starter motor. Look for the one with a swollen and blackened area.
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Heel & Toe
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From: va beach va
haven't gotten to it yet
but I will check there first... I hope that's it
again tks
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FWIW: disconnect the battery before playing with the link.
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Heel & Toe
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thanks for your replys!
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Double check your "tail lamp" fuse. Use a meter or replace it. It will kill tail lights, markers, and instrument lights. Measure on both sides of it for 12V.
Just saw your previous post. Measure at the fuse for "tail". If you have 12v there, you need to work toward the headlight switch. If you don't, it's before you get to the fuse and not the switch.
Just saw your previous post. Measure at the fuse for "tail". If you have 12v there, you need to work toward the headlight switch. If you don't, it's before you get to the fuse and not the switch.
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Heel & Toe
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From: va beach va
Double check your "tail lamp" fuse. Use a meter or replace it. It will kill tail lights, markers, and instrument lights. Measure on both sides of it for 12V.
Just saw your previous post. Measure at the fuse for "tail". If you have 12v there, you need to work toward the headlight switch. If you don't, it's before you get to the fuse and not the switch.
Just saw your previous post. Measure at the fuse for "tail". If you have 12v there, you need to work toward the headlight switch. If you don't, it's before you get to the fuse and not the switch.
sure would be much easier
I checked all the pertaining fuses but I will recheck that 1
again thanks...I keep thinking its so stupid it had to be a fuse...but they all looked good...will test them next....thank you
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The fuse blocks are prone to rust and corrosion . I would start there to see if you have power to the right fuse. It's odd that it started after the battery change but possible just a bad connection or a fine break in an old fuse that's hard to see. I've seen fuses not fully blow but get a hair line crack due to age and hard to see at a glance.