sounds like it was the ground replacement that was the problem - was the battery actually low when you put it on the charger? only thing that might have fried with the ignition left on is the coil or points, that wouldn't affect the lights or horn

didn't get the new ground tight enough on either end? didn't clean where it connects to the firewall? try a jumper cable from the battery neg direct to a starter mount bolt

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
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