EMERGENCY HELP!!! Please look!

[Jorley]

There is one fusible link that could cause it and teh wire color is blk/org. It is " fusible link C " , it is a 14 GA green. It runs from the battery to the alt.

 

[mjonesjr]

do you have a wiring diagram by chance?

Is the green and blue the color if wire or fuseable link?

 

[mjonesjr]

There is one fusible link that could cause it and teh wire color is blk/org. It is " fusible link C " , it is a 14 GA green. It runs from the battery to the alt.

is the black/orange the wire color?

 

[Jorley]

http://arrc.epnet.com/autoapp/8967/chiltonimages/8555/85556w15.pdf

The fusible link color is green. The wire color is blk/org.
It's the one right below the pic of the batt in the diagram.

 

[Jorley]

To test it, disconnect the 2 blk/org wires from the back of the alt. Run a jumper wire from the positive terminal of the batt to them. If everything works that's it.

 

[bobbywalter]

on the drivers side there is a spade terminal the black and orange wire connects with near the headlight harness. i have seen these age bad and peel back a bit and short out on the cc mount. then they blow the fuse link. if you have a cb/big stereo ect running off the interior block look at all that shit too.

 

[mjonesjr]

I found the problem. Thanks for all your help!

The Black/Orange wire comes to the starter relay via the harness that comes from the headlight area. It has 3 wires in the wiring harness; 2 that go onto the same post with the battery cable, and 1 that is the push on red wire. The Black/Orange wire turns into a solid Orange 14AWG wire after the fuse link. The Orange wire had multiple spots that had aged really bad like Bobby said and broke into. I don't see how this didn't happen sooner. I could pull the copper apart. I trimmed the wire back to where there was some good Orange wire left and spliced onto it; it was about 3/8" from the fuseable link. I will retape it all up tomorrow. I have already taken off work, so that wont be a problem.

I can sort out other electrical items tomorrow as well. I am going to try to get rid of as much of the stock alternator wiring as possible; the more excess wiring that is there is just another chance for something else to happen!

 

[Jorley]

No problem. Glad you got it fixed. And a day off from work to boot.