I've been fighting electrical gremlins for a couple of weeks now (no headlights in spite of 12v at plug, similar problem with turn signals). By chance I discovered tonight that when I disconnect the negative battery terminal, I still have + 9 volts from the positive battery terminal to the chassis (and about 3 from the negative battery terminal to the chassis). What can cause this?
I suspect a short, just not a large enough one to burn out the mythical fusible link.
When checking the hot side of the fuse box,with all the fuses out, none have continuity to ground. When checking the cold side of the fuse box, the ignition fuse (B/Y wire) is shorted to ground. I disconnected it from the coil and still it is shorted to ground.
So my conclusion is that the B/Y wire is shorted to ground somewhere.
Before I pull the harness out, does this make sense to everyone?
I suspect a short, just not a large enough one to burn out the mythical fusible link.
When checking the hot side of the fuse box,with all the fuses out, none have continuity to ground. When checking the cold side of the fuse box, the ignition fuse (B/Y wire) is shorted to ground. I disconnected it from the coil and still it is shorted to ground.
So my conclusion is that the B/Y wire is shorted to ground somewhere.
Before I pull the harness out, does this make sense to everyone?