Electrical help needed 77 K10

[newoldscottsdale77]

I fired up my truck for the first time since my TBI swap attempt, all was good until i decided to invetigate a small coolant leak when i hit the stud on the back of the alternator with my wrench while the wrech was touching the block (this happened after the truck was shut down) now I have no power anywhere! I checked the big 30 amp fuses in the fuse box but there all good, Is there an inline fuse behind the block i need to look for? I chased the wiring behind the block the best i could but from what i can see there is nothing there. Its a 77 K10 with a 91k5 TBI/ sepentine system installed. Thanks

 

[rampage]

Check the fusible link that runs from the starter to the main fuse panel.

 

[newoldscottsdale77]

Check the fusible link that runs from the starter to the main fuse panel.

thanks, do you know if it's closer to the starter or the fuse panel?

 

[rampage]

I think it's closer to the fuse panel, but I forget. It's black and thicker than the regular wire it's connected to.

 

[dyeager535]

I don't know the layout of all the fusible links, but there can be links coming off the starter, and/or between the junction block on the firewall, to the firewall connector.

 

[newoldscottsdale77]

it was the fusible link off the starter, i belive its a 16g, hopepfully i'll get it installed this week

 

[rampage]

Thanks for the update.

 

[newoldscottsdale77]

Thanks for the update.

Thank you, you called it!

 

[rampage]

That's what we're here for.
BTW: where exactly is it for future reference?

 

[newoldscottsdale77]

That's what we're here for.
BTW: where exactly is it for future reference?

Mine came right off the starter where the wire goes into the heat shield on the pass side of the block, must have been replaced before. PITA with headers but theres was enough left to attach to