From: Chris Brunner (cjbrunner@optonline.net)
Date: Sat Jun 25 2005 - 18:29:04 PDT
Well, I started off my day at the parts store. Picked up a new starter
relay (AR135). Turns out you need to change the wiring of the base of
the relay to get the new relay to work. Well, while changing the belts
on the alternator I managed to short out the 12v control line on the
passenger side and smoked the 12v line going from the bat to the jumper
block. So tonight when I tried to check the voltages to figure out why
the relay wouldn't work in the truck, the fusible link that runs to the
cab let out a bunch of smoke and no longer passes voltage. Any ideas
from the crowd on why this happened? Could I have half killed the
fusible link when I shorted out the alternator and it just died tonight
with the load of trying to check voltage at the relay base, or do I have
a short somewhere in the cab? I know I need to go through the truck
with a meter and check for shorts, but I was hoping someone might have a
place to point me. Anyone know what size the fusible link was supposed
to be? Can I just clip it and install a regular fuse base?
Chris
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