No Start After Welding (sort of)

[nvrenuf]

I was always taught to disconnect the battery cables and put the grounding clamp as close as possible to where you are welding to allow a clear path... hasn't failed me yet

Both of my cables were disco'd and my ground clamp was approx 12" from welding area, junk still go boom.

 

[shady]

is the braided wire between the firewall and motor still hooked up and have good connection?

 

[nvrenuf]

is the braided wire between the firewall and motor still hooked up and have good connection?

That's the one I was talking about in post #4 but I haven't been able to check it yet. That's the 1st order of business for Sat am.

 

[shady]

i've had one come loose years ago and it reeked havick for awhile before an old guy i knew said to check that cable. might not be it but

 

[nvrenuf]

Well it's fixed, it ended up being the ground(s).

First, the small ground strap between the motor and body was connected but loose. Next, I discovered when the negative battery cable clamp bolt was tight the clamp itself wasn't tight on the post resulting in a second loose connection. I fixed both connections and everything is fine now.

Sloppy and embarrassing on my part...

 

[shady]

Dont feel bad we all do it once in awhile. I chased an issue in my monza for 2.5 years, had everybody I know under the hood and spent a lot replacing crap. All the while I kept looking at one of those little blue clamp on wire tap things clamped to the batt wire about 2" from where it went into the HEI. I knew it wasnt right but never checked it though. I figured I had bigger problems at the time The day that I was gonna pull the motor out I decide to chase it out. Turns out the PO hooked the electric fuel pump (which I also replaced) to that wire. I took the wire tap off , hooked it up to a switch and $%^& that thing had power. I still feel like an idiot for that one