71 RR with 383, AT. This car has been sitting for 3 years, finally got new tires, registration, new gas, etc. I drove it over 100 miles in the last 2 months. I take out the battery when not driving it.
Today, hook up the battery and it starts "crackling" like the the lights or on or something. Then I see the smoke from under the hood. Disconnect the battery. I thought a mouse may have chewed a wire or something. After fixing a few wires at the starter relay (hot side was fried), hooked up the battery again. No more crackling. Whew!
The passenger side park light is constantly on now, and I have no power to the coil. I can turn the motor over but no spark. Wires cooked, and from what I can see, some wires melted under the dash too.
So now my question. Why did it all of a sudden fry?
How do I fix it? I know very little about electrical so where do I start? harnesses will have to be replaced, but I seriously don't know where to start.
