electical problem...HELP

[goose]

i was driving down the street in my 1979 FJ40 (stock) and all of a sudden my electrical just died out . Absolutly nothing working. I have a new battery and it works just fine. Cecked all the fuses and they are fine as well. Can anyone tell me were to look to find this problem. Thanks alot.

 

[DSRTRDR]

Have you checked the seats of the fuses (in the block)? In my case, one of the arms holding the fuse for the ignition was broken loose. Chafed/loose wires may also contribute. Good luck, Claudia

 

[goose]

i will try that now thanks.

 

[Aalien]

The first thing to get power from the bat. is the amp gauge, make sure power is getting to/through it.

 

[IDave]

Aalien is right. Perhaps your fusable link is toasted.

 

[goose]

i just tried the fuse box and all the fuse arms appear to be solid.

 

[HI^C]

where do you have power and where do you not have power? be specific. test light and get going.

if no power to fuse box, check the fuse links, ( check these POS wires anyways), then if they are good, look at the wiring from the battery into the cab, there is a plug with a white and blue strip that runs from the bat to fuse box, this has caused me a bit of trouble.

 

[goose]

The only place I am getting 12v is wear the amp meter plugs in. I am getting 2v from the two top fuses taillights and stop-horn fuse. Every thin else is dead.

 

[Trollhole]

sound like a fusable link to me. or a bad ground.

 

[IDave]

It appears to me that the ammeter plug crosses the fusable link coming off of the battery in a '79.

That says to me that your fusable link blew. That implies you have a wire or component grounding out where it shouldn't be. The link blew, which protected you from having a fire. You have some tracing to do.

 

[goose]

Thank you for all the help it was the blue and white wire that Idave pointed out.
But in fixing that problem I apparently must have pulled a wire lose that gives the power to the carburetor solenoid.