Just to be clear, I am not a "wiring" genius - probably the most frustrating part of my rebuild. It has kept me out of the garage more days than any other part of trying to get this truck back on the road.
I've been trying to get the engine started these past few days and just struggling. Main fuse blowing, not sure gas is getting to the carb, checking spark,... I checked the carb this morning and there is fuel making it to the bowl, so no stuck float. I disconnected the alternator to see if that would stop blowing the fuse. I have tried to start the engine many times and the fuse is holding now. Spent the morning researching the wiring for the alternator and believe I did it wrong. I'm going to make a couple changes: 1. I did not have the alternator grounded, so I'll add one. 2. I wired the red wire from the alternator to my Ammeter. I figured it would pass through to charge the battery. That might have been blowing my fuse, so I will change that and run the wire from the alternator straight to the battery. The "exciter" wire should be OK. I have that wired to the ignition switch and it only has power when the key is ON.
Headed to Salt Lake for a hockey game, so I'll try these things in the next few days. The frustration is real. I thought I'd have the doors and hood install this past week and have the truck on a test drive. Oh well, I'll keep at it - one problem at a time - almost there.
Last edited by UtahYork; 04/11/20269:13 PM.
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