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Hi Timothy,
I think I've got to go with Pete as to the
fusible link. If you touched the wrong cable enough to get sparks, even
for a moment, the link could have sacrificed its self to save the rest of
the system - which is exactly what it's there for. I may be wrong, but
that is the first place I'd look.
Once again, good
luck!
Jim L. in OR
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Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 5:08
PM
Subject: Re: IML: 1965 electricals
Where I lucked out on that was that there were sparks when I began to
hook up the first end of the jumper cable. I knew something was wrong
immediately, as the Volvo was running at the time, so I knew to hook it up to
the other post.
Timothy Callaway
1965 Crown 4-door
The same thing happened to me on my parents '60 one night in 1970 when
I was using it. Someone at a Drive In Movie Theatre tried to help me by
jumping it, and hooked them up wrong because the negative cable was
red. The battery blew up, but luckily it didn't harm the
paint.
Paul W.
-----Original Message-----
From:
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Sent: Wed, 2 May
2007 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 1965 electricals
Hi
Tim,
Back when I was using my '60 as a daily driver I friend of
mine needed
a jump. He hooked the cables up wrong and my battery
blew up! There
were pieces of battery all over the place. The paint
on the passenger
front fender still has some minor acid
burns.
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