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Boulder69 · #1 10-03-2005, 11:08 PM

What started as a simple front wiring harness troubleshoot to fix an intermittent headlight has turned into a real bummer. As I was fussing around with the harness near the passenger headlight on my 69 camaro with the lights on to see what may be causing the problem, everything died. I realized afterwards there was a stray ground wire with exposed copper that probably touched a snipped wire coming out of the headlight clip. Now I get nothing. No ignition, radio, lights, nada. Is there a master fuse or fusible link somewhere I can't find?

I have a 69 camaro with a 95 LT1 ('vette) and a painless harness.

PLEASE HELP! I hate electricity - it is my admitted ignorance that probably caused this and continues to stump me. Snow is coming soon and I want to flog the car a little more before it gets put away for the winter. Thanks!

-eric in boulder

MaxHarvard · #2 10-04-2005, 07:58 AM

First place i'd check is the fuses. First.

2nd, i'd go to grounds.

3rd, check to see if any of the lights blew out, if they did thats a sign something went horribly wrong.

I wish i could help more, electrical sucks big time dude.

907rs · #3 10-04-2005, 08:05 AM

Check the fusible link in one of the small wires at the starter solenoid. I had a similar problem years ago and that was the cause.

Woody · #4 10-04-2005, 06:18 PM

I would also check the wiring to the battery juction block near the battery. Any chance, you broke the connection to the battery junction block?

Boulder69 · #5 10-17-2005, 11:04 PM

Well that was a drag. 8 hours of my time lost to looms and headaches.

What a joke the wiring was - I don't know how that thing even started. It was basically rigged through the LT1 electronics(!) and back to the starter instead of the normal battery/alternator/starter setup. All of the stray wires probably confused the previous owner and led to the wiring fiasco.

Car starts like a champ now.

It wasn't my starter going out either - just the jacked up low voltage to the starter 'cause it was routed through the fuel injection electronics(!?!). My passenger headlight still doesn't work and nethier do my turn signals now despite good fuses and a new flasher. I've got a new front harness from Rick's that should fix the headlight. Who knows why the turn signals quit working....

Gotta love old cars! Except the electrical part. -eric in boulder