Yesterday, silly me left the lights on my truck. (79 j10 360) Got a buddy to jump it with his truck. After i got it started, smoke came from under the dash. amp meter was reading way over to the + side and the red wire was burning itself up on the back of the meter. Thought i could make the ten minute drive back to my house.... nay nay. Drove a minute or so and then a large blue flash from under the truck. lost lights and gauges, then the engine died a few seconds later. coasted into a parking lot and left it there for the night.
While there, i inspected things to get a head start for today. (i WAS planning on going hiking today... ) the red wire on the amp meter roasted the ring connector right off the post and burned 1/2' of insulation off the wire. Alternator smells of electrical hazard, death, and most definitely deep fried and long gone. reading about fusible links and bad ground connections this morning, ill start there. BTW, brand new yellow top and starter solenoid. ground occasionally disconnects on the solenoid. little wiggle and its right as rain for a while. PO was terrible with wiring and birds nested everything under the dash. hope i don't have to do anything with that.
Any help from y'all would be most helpful!
While there, i inspected things to get a head start for today. (i WAS planning on going hiking today... ) the red wire on the amp meter roasted the ring connector right off the post and burned 1/2' of insulation off the wire. Alternator smells of electrical hazard, death, and most definitely deep fried and long gone. reading about fusible links and bad ground connections this morning, ill start there. BTW, brand new yellow top and starter solenoid. ground occasionally disconnects on the solenoid. little wiggle and its right as rain for a while. PO was terrible with wiring and birds nested everything under the dash. hope i don't have to do anything with that.
Any help from y'all would be most helpful!
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