[Sam Elm]

Originally Posted by "QUICK-SILVER"

REMEMBER Something caused the fuse link to blow if it has. So you'll want to inspect where you've been working and make sure no hot wires have gotten pinched or shorted somehow. A simple short should have bown a fuse in the box as long as the properly rated fuses are installed. It usually takes something major in a supply wire or headlight wire to blow a fuse link.

Fuse links are usually bolted to or in the harness right behind the alternator. Some models have them down next to the starter. So hopefully they'll be up top. Horn relay is another popular location if you can't locate them right away.

Thanks for the reply. I'm definitely checking over what I've done, making sure nothing is pinched. There is no voltage to the headlight switch plug, so I'll take a look at the fusible links, as you said hopefully up on top of the engine. No voltage at the horn relay, either. The engine harness looks pretty bad, the previous owner has hacked it up and there's lots of tape. I guess he did that when he added HEI. I'll tear into the tape and see what's in there. I've had one (engine harness with HEI) on order from M&H for a while, but I checked and that'll be another 3 weeks before it gets here.

I've been using my classic wiring colored diagram, which is great, but doesn't show the fusible links. I went back to my old "black and white" diagrams, which actually spelled out where they are supposed to be.

Thanks again for your help...this forum is great!!