harness fire...

updates...

i unhooked the alternator from the system and unplugged the ignition cylinder from the harness on the steering column...

I "hotwired" the car by jumping the power wire on the ignition harness (dash side not key side) to the ignition 1 and 2, then i jumped over to the start wire momentarily. it started right up and ran great this way, i also had power to all terminals on my ballast resistor too...
so i know the ignition switch on the column is fried...have to replace/repair that...dont even know where to start there. thats first.

I also jumped it with the alternator hooked up to the system... no sparks from it, but it also wasnt outputting any power. I put my voltmeter on the battery while running and it went from 12.6volts when sitting to 12.5v and dropping as it ran.
so i pulled the alternator off and disassembled it. i fried a little diode or something in it, not sure what, i dont know much about alternator design. its a small cylinder with a single wire coming out that grounds to the housing...need to replace it somehow... alternator has a part sticker on it that says prostart 7014. ill start my search there.


TO DO;
1) repair the alternator, should take care of my charging issue.
2) repair the ignition cylinder, should take care of my short (hopefully)

it appears that the "run" position contact is fried, not allowing it to run with the key in normal operation. i would think i could rebuild the wiring on the cylinder if its not too bad. i have to tear into it and pull it off first. does anyone know if there are any ignition cylinder repair kits out there?