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need electrical help
i was reinstalling my alternator after some upgrades and the red wire came out of the plug in the alternator and sparked up. now nothing works. my battery was tested and is fine. i have power at the starter but nothing else. does any one know what would blow out when this happens. if it is a fusible link then where would that be located. i checked the fuse panel and everything looks ok. any suggestions would be appreciated. thanks. by the way its a 76 corvette.
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Post #4 in this thread shows the fusible link.
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i found those by the starter, there is a thicker wire then the hard plastic cylinder(tootsie roll) then it goes to a thinner wire then the crimp. the thinner wires insulation is pealed and smells burnt but the wire is in tack. wouldnt the wire be fried if that was it?
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i found those by the starter, there is a thicker wire then the hard plastic cylinder(tootsie roll) then it goes to a thinner wire then the crimp. the thinner wires insulation is pealed and smells burnt but the wire is in tack. wouldnt the wire be fried if that was it?
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ok so the fusible links weren't bad, did a continuity check on them when i replaced them and they were still good. any other ideas what the problem could be? the car actually came back to life for a moment, so i put everything back together and went to start it and it was dead again. so the last time i checked the fusible links and went to put the battery terminal on an i got sparks at the battery. i disconnected the alternator hooked up the battery and figured i would get sparks at the alternator but nothing. she is still dead. could it be a horn relay? if so is there a way to tell if its bad. need help. thanks