Hi, new to the forum. So Ive been installing the ez wire 20 mini in my 68 coupe. A few days ago had it starting all lights worked, but the gauges were out so i took the cluster out and tried again, only when i hooked the battery up the fusible link connected the the solenoid power burned up, and the gauge fuse was blown. I went through and checked the grounds on my alternator and my ignition, disconnected the gauge power put in a new link at the solenoid, and tried to hook the battery up again only huge arcs were coming off the terminal as soon as i touched it to the positive post. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it, thanks.
EZ-Wiring nightmare
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it sounds like you got some wires crossed, power wires going to ground, perhaps some direct shorts, etc. my advice is to test each circuit individually until you find the problem or problems. you will need an ohmmeter and a circuit tester to do this.
NMEMJCM
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+1. It has been my experience that when fuses blow like that (real fast and in a hurry) there is a power wire touching ground somewhere. If you get a multimeter make sure it has a continuity tester incorporated in it.. fwiw.
yep it was a power wire hitting ground on the back of the ignition that was making the link burn away. Now that i fixed it i can supply power without the link burning up. I smelled some burnt plastic in the car so i looked around and found that my fuse block has some damage on it. I have a circuit tester, but no multimeter, should i supply power to it with the damage or should i not risk it?
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