No Juice to Anything

[bcseydel]

The Dart just went dead pulling into a lot. Too dark to check it out but there is no power to anything. The soleniond will jump and crank but no fire. I tossed a new ballast resistor (glove box) in but no help. Kind of a pop then electric smell and dead. Electronic ign looked ok, no fried wires, coil was pretty hot. any ideas?
Thanks, c

 

[bamamopar]

fuseable link

 

[stansblue72]

fuseable link

x 2

 

[slickchick]

a test light will be your friend :burnout:

 

[GermzD74]

fuseable link

x3 haha...same thing happened to me...they should sell new fusable links at your local autoparts...cut and replace. Those things are meant to fry up to prevent the rest of your wiring from frying...

 

[RedFish]

The factory fusible link at the firewall has a harness connector that serves as a disconnect for everything in the cabin. To burn the link open suggests a short circuit in something before the fuse panel. Amp gauge, ignition switch, headlight switch, who knows. If you expect to simply replace the fusible link and carry on, buy 2 of them. You can start hunting the actual problem next time the link fails. Dont install a higher gauge fusible link either or you may get a fire in the cabin. Good luck

 

[bcseydel]

Thanks, You guys are terrific as always. The link was burnt and I was able to replace without too much trouble (I did buy two). I had to use the old clip connector, there was nothing close at Napa.
It is part of a larger problem. When I first got her going the bulkhead was fried at the alternater wire (pretty common!!?). I went with a single wire 60 amp alt and abandoned the the rest of the gauge wires using aftermarket digitals. I used a dremel tool to clean up the other two bulkhead connections. Its not pretty, they are loose and brittle. I suppose I'm lucky it lasted two years.
Why not just run clip connectors for the 12 connections left and the heck with a poor design?
Thanks again I appreciate the vast knowledge of members.
Its a good life,
Craig