76 Stingray
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From: New Mexico
76 Stingray
My 76 Stingray, died and has no power what so ever. No lights, radio no electrical at all. Can not figure out why. Please Help. Was running fine got to stop sign and just died and has no electrical power at all. Put new ground cable and battery is good. HELP!!!!!!
Back up and running. See reply to "My 76 Ray" for the problem and fix. Thanks to all who responded with suggestions.
Back up and running. See reply to "My 76 Ray" for the problem and fix. Thanks to all who responded with suggestions.
Last edited by 3vetts; Apr 12, 2013 at 11:53 AM. Reason: Fixed
Racer
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Buffalo New York
Could be a bad alternator. It crapped out, then the car ran on battery until the battery died. First, check battery voltage. Try jumping it, if still nothing, take the alternator to autozone or NAPA and have it tested. Next, look for grounds or other wiring issues. It's step by step, so start with the obvious and eliminate things one at a time.
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From: New Mexico
Could be a bad alternator. It crapped out, then the car ran on battery until the battery died. First, check battery voltage. Try jumping it, if still nothing, take the alternator to autozone or NAPA and have it tested. Next, look for grounds or other wiring issues. It's step by step, so start with the obvious and eliminate things one at a time.
Melting Slicks
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From: Hinckley OH
There is a fusible link down by the starter. It supplies current from the battery cable that is attached to the starter to the rest of the car. It should be a red wire attached to the same post as the positive battery cable. You can often feel that the wire inside the insulation is burned out.
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There is a fusible link down by the starter. It supplies current from the battery cable that is attached to the starter to the rest of the car. It should be a red wire attached to the same post as the positive battery cable. You can often feel that the wire inside the insulation is burned out.
check voltage at the terminal on the starter to verify the positive cable is good then check the smaller wire past the fusible link and go from there.
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From: New Mexico
There is a fusible link down by the starter. It supplies current from the battery cable that is attached to the starter to the rest of the car. It should be a red wire attached to the same post as the positive battery cable. You can often feel that the wire inside the insulation is burned out.
