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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 10:29 AM
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Default 74 vette no power help

checked and charged battery. I get nothing at all no lights buzzers . A list of items to check first. what would cause no power at all.
Ground wire ?

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Old Oct 11, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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I have a 74 and one day I tried to pull out of a gas station and nothing, no juice at all.
Problem was the neg bat cable where it bolts on the frame on the drivers side.
Cable just wore out and was shorting.
Easy fix just need new cable.
I started my car by touching the wire with a test light probe and attached the alligator clamp to the frame. Melted the wires on test lamp but at least I got home.
 
Old Oct 12, 2010 | 06:32 AM
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Thanks I did check and replace ground cable and also replaced fusibile links at the starter and one of those was the fix. Great site lots of help. Thanks again.
 
Old Oct 12, 2010 | 04:09 PM
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The question now is what made the link go bad?
 
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