The most likely culprit is the main power connection in the bulkhead, next is a fusable link that is about gone or loose wires at the alternator guage.
Dart gets no power occasionaly
The 67 Dart is having problems with getting no power at all at times. It will start and run great most of the time then sometimes I turn the key and get nothing. I changed the starter relay and it has a new battery all the conections are good. Do you think it is the wire coming throught the firewall rusting out or the igintion switch? It is driving me nuts trying to figure it out and the guy comes next week to pick it up.
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The alternator guage was boucing around and i thought it may need a voltage reg. But then it stop doing it? Should I check that first? Which wire is the main power wire in the bulkhead? Where is the fusable link?Jim_Lusk said:The most likely culprit is the main power connection in the bulkhead, next is a fusable link that is about gone or loose wires at the alternator guage.
The main power is the large wire going into the bulkhead (which is also the fuseable link). It is connector "Z" on a 67 and comes from the start relay. This is the red wire that goes to the ALT guage. The other large wire in the bulkhead is the black that comes from the ALT guage and goes to the Alternator.
Thanks Jim. I will look at it.
G
That's exactly what used to happen to my Bug. Went off-roading once and when I stopped I couldn't get any power when I went to start again. Would just touch the wires and it would start again magically. Took a scotch pad to the main power terminal and haven't had a single problem since.Jim_Lusk said:The most likely culprit is the main power connection in the bulkhead, next is a fusable link that is about gone or loose wires at the alternator guage.
I would say bulk head also. Or the ignition switch? :-\
I had that problem. Like Jim said it was the connection at the bulkhead. I was driving along and then everything went out.
Tom
Tom
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