Lost all power need help
Trouble shoot with a circuit breaker instead of a solid wire.
Removing the link:
Disconnect battery.
Gently unhook the top and bottom of the bulkhead connector with the link. Remove the connector. Take your time.
Use a terminal removal tool (or a cotter pin or thin screw driver) to depress the barb on the terminal & remove.
The barb is visible in the lower left picture posted here: Lost all power need help
Replace with either a Chrysler style (shown above) or the packard 56 female terminal. This wire carries all power when the alternator is not running, and will sometimes see 30 or 40 amps for brief periods. So this is an important connection to use the correct terminal for the wire size etc.
(Detroit Muscle makes the foam seals that go inside the connectors)
Here's a close up of open barrel crimp jaws (pics borrowed from civilianjeep bb: BASIC WIRING 101, Getting You Started! - JeepForum.com)
and a female terminal crimped
To remove the females, use a flattened cotter pin, tiny screw driver, or the tool they make for it to depress the tab while pushing it out. (The double prong version doesn't work well on the some of the mult-wire connectors like the bulkhead. The second prong gets in the way)
To remove the male terminals, you have to squeeze the open part while pushing it out.
The terminals can be often be had at the parts stores. If not, you can mail order from Waytek Wire, terminal supply Company, etc. Or you can sometimes get a few from someone here who has more than the need.
First. Please read my previous reply!!!! A burnt fusible link indicates something is seriously wrong. It's the only protection between keystuff and the 300 to 700 amps in the battery.:eek:
Trouble shoot with a circuit breaker instead of a solid wire.
Removing the link:
Disconnect battery.
Gently unhook the top and bottom of the bulkhead connector with the link. Remove the connector. Take your time.
Use a terminal removal tool (or a cotter pin or thin screw driver) to depress the barb on the terminal & remove.
The barb is visible in the lower left picture posted here: Lost all power need help
Replace with either a Chrysler style (shown above) or the packard 56 female terminal. This wire carries all power when the alternator is not running, and will sometimes see 30 or 40 amps for brief periods. So this is an important connection to use the correct terminal for the wire size etc.
(Detroit Muscle makes the foam seals that go inside the connectors)
Here's a close up of open barrel crimp jaws (pics borrowed from civilianjeep bb: BASIC WIRING 101, Getting You Started! - JeepForum.com)
and a female terminal crimped
To remove the females, use a flattened cotter pin, tiny screw driver, or the tool they make for it to depress the tab while pushing it out. (The double prong version doesn't work well on the some of the mult-wire connectors like the bulkhead. The second prong gets in the way)
To remove the male terminals, you have to squeeze the open part while pushing it out.
The terminals can be often be had at the parts stores. If not, you can mail order from Waytek Wire, terminal supply Company, etc. Or you can sometimes get a few from someone here who has more than the need.
