Fusible link guage?

74Dusted said

Sounds like you have some more electrical issues/burned up wiring somewhere in the car. With the two ammeter wires bolted together, you would have power to everything, just like if the gauge was still hooked up.

I've started and moved A-Bodies and 70's Dodge trucks around without instrument clusters and such, just by bolting the 2 ammeter wires together to complete the connection.

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I agree, if you had that much fusible link burn up, there is something else wrong, fusible link don't just burn up for no reason, it had to be over loaded or something shorted out.

Also, if you have additional accessories like aftermarket gauges, fans, fuel pumps, etc. you need to run an auxiliary fuse block powered from the battery, or a direct power supply from the battery. These accessories will overload the original wiring and cause problems like this.