RE: Starting problem

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

Todd Huffman wrote:
> 
> Ok, I am back and still have not figured out what is wrong with starting 
> my car.  I am getting NO power at all.  My lights don't work and there 
> is no power to radio.  Are there any fuses to check?  I am not a car guy 
> so is the bulk head connector on the inside of car or in the engine bay? 
>  Auto Zone said the battery was good so should I buy new battery cables? 
>  Is anyone close to Columbus that can come take a look?  Weather is 
> starting to get nice and I really want to get it out.  Thanks.
> 
> Todd
> 65 Plymouth Belvedere II
> 
> ===================================================================== I 
> was driving my car when I first got it and suddenly everything died. No 
> power what-so-ever. Of course I was on a busy street and had to push it 
> around a corner. i opened the hood and started looking and spotted a 
> burnt wire with a shoddy Sta-Kon connector dangling by the bulk head 
> connector. I stuck it back in the equally burned blank spot on the 
> bulkhead and Bingo I was running again. This is the main power into the 
> dash and it's a common problem. That's the wire that has been mentioned 
> to drill out and reconnect solid instead of the stab in bulkhead system. 
> Check it out.



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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