1965 Barracuda Electrical mystery

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NewToMopar

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Massive gas leak down by fuel pump. Pulled alternator to get to that area. Replaced all the cracked hoses and loose clamps, put in new fuel filter. Want to turn over engine to see if leak fixed. Nada. No click, no nothing, no lights. Put battery on charger over night. Nada. Put another battery in car, Nada. Hooked alternator back up, nada. Not lights, nothing, no click.
What gives?

Thanks
Gary
 
If you didn't disconnect the battery before removing the alternator, or maybe even if you did, you've blown the fusible link at the firewall
 
Are you trying to diagnose an electrical problem without a multimeter? Not even a simple "trouble light"? You can't see electrons.
 
Does anything electrical work? Check the main bulkhead connection. Are both battery cable ends in good shape and clean. Check your ground. Check for voltage at starter relay. If Auto check for neutral safety switch connection at starter relay.
 
Have a volt meter and have power to the starter, but nothing after that. The car has a false firewall and everything is hidden behind that. Just about have to pull the engine to get the false firewall out. Can not see the bulkhead pass thru or the fuseable link.
Ugh.
 
NewToMopar said:
The car has a false firewall and everything is hidden behind that. Just about have to pull the engine to get the false firewall out. Can not see the bulkhead pass thru or the fuseable link.
Ugh.
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This is why photos help. Sounds like somebody did a lot of retrofitting. You are lucky since the 65 bulkhead connector was the best, with big dedicated "buss bar" feedthrus for the large ALT and BAT wires. They don't have the melt-down problems of later cars. 63 had similar feedthrus, but not 64. That is, if you still have the original connector.
 
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