66 Valiant - stranded on road trip

Hi 67Dart273. Glad to hear from you.

Yes, with further reading i've realized i'm 20A short on my fuse. Going to grab a bigger one this evening. Great point on the plastic fuse holder in the engine compartment. I will restore the fusible link when i get back to the mainland, right now i'm working out of a boat supply outfit. I guess i could also consider moving that fuse to the other side of of the bulkhead as i've removed the bulkhead connector (which i've read they did out of the factory on taxi's and police versions).

As the car ran perfectly briefly on the 30A fuse, i'm thinking this is my only issue. I was worried about a short in the R6\L1\J1\Q3 splice, but now i'm thinking i'm a fuse away from being homeward bound.

Just to confirm, the ammeter bypass is ok? I'd rather have it, but i believe this is where my failure began. the power definitely came through once R6A and A1 were connected directly.

My next project will be a wiring clean up, engine compartment and dash (my body wiring seems good). Just need to get her home now... 1.5 hours driving and a ferry ride (not fun getting towed off a ferry).