electrical short? 69 510 with L20
electrical short? 69 510 with L20
i cant even hook the battery up. i'll have the pos. cable hooked up, and when i try to hook up the neg. it just sparks like crazy. i dont know whats going on. any input is appreciated. thanks
Re: electrical short? 69 510 with L20
Wiring diagram, test light, VOM meter. If you don't have those things you won't be able to fix anything.
Leave the NEG off the battery and pull one fuse from your fuse box. Then connect the test light to the NEG cable and touch it to the NEG terminal on the battery. If the test light doesn't light up, you found the circuit where your short is. If it lights, pull the next fuse. Repeat until you don't get a light. Then sit down with your wiring diagram and start looking at suspects.
Leave the NEG off the battery and pull one fuse from your fuse box. Then connect the test light to the NEG cable and touch it to the NEG terminal on the battery. If the test light doesn't light up, you found the circuit where your short is. If it lights, pull the next fuse. Repeat until you don't get a light. Then sit down with your wiring diagram and start looking at suspects.
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Re: electrical short? 69 510 with L20
Make sure you have the correct wires... i know, i know, but it happens. The positive cable will go to the starter, the neg to the engine block.
Try pulling the plug from the alternator and then the voltage regulator.
Try pulling the plug from the alternator and then the voltage regulator.
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Re: electrical short? 69 510 with L20
thanks, ill keep posted on results