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Electrical gremlins #1212241 04/08/12 08:12 AM 04/08/12 08:12 AM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Fredericton NB Canada 4 471b1dart OP member
471b1dart OP member 4 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Fredericton NB Canada	Just put new engine in a 77 m880 truck , the old alt had a short in it put on new alt and battery , now have no power to anything , no lights , no power when you turn the key on , what should I look for??thanks

Re: Electrical gremlins [Re: 471b1dart] #1212242 04/08/12 10:35 AM 04/08/12 10:35 AM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	starting at the batt positive post work your way to the bulkhead & check each connection till you find the open. If good to the bulkhead then work further on downstream inside the dash. EDIT the original short may have fried the fusible link there at the bulkhead Last edited by RapidRobert; 04/08/12 10:42 AM. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Electrical gremlins [Re: RapidRobert] #1212243 04/08/12 10:55 AM 04/08/12 10:55 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,728 places 7 79powerwagon Too Many Posts
79powerwagon Too Many Posts 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,728 places	Quote: the original short may have fried the fusible link there at the bulkhead If the other connects check out, this would be where I'd be starting, too.

Re: Electrical gremlins [Re: 79powerwagon] #1212244 04/08/12 08:59 PM 04/08/12 08:59 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Fredericton NB Canada 4 471b1dart OP member
471b1dart OP member 4 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 142 Fredericton NB Canada	Found the problem , traced wires back into dash and found the alt gauge had melted and burned the wires off , found a thread on another forum that explained how to rewire with out the alt gauge,

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