Will not start after replacing the battery

Hi,

I have a feeling a fusible link is bad. If you look at pics 1and 2 below, I circled a fusible link between the battery and the ignition switch. We need to check if there is power to and from the fusible link. The two pics show the entire wiring schematic for the starting system. I had to cut one pic in half to make it readable. I did overlap them so you could follow them easier.

The fusible link holder is under the hood on the passenger side inner fender. See pic 3. Check for power flow through the link.

Here is a link you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Let me know what you find or if you have other questions.

Take care and God Bless,

Joe

Joe,

I checked the white/blue wire and the big white wire but it shows battery voltage in both wires.

Is there any way to bypass the safety stuff to get it to start?

Hi,

It can't be bypassed. Did you check both sides of the fusible link for power?

Joe

Yes, or at least I think I did. are you talking about the two actual fuse wires or the white and blue on the bottom/the main white power wire going to the fuse wires? Those are the ones I checked. I didn't actually probe the two fuse wires on top but I did check the white/blue one and the main power wire going to those two top fuse wires.

Hi,

The white one comes from the battery. It should have power. Then, it goes through a fusible link and into a white wire with a blue tracer. That is the one I am most interested in. If the fusible link is bad, it won't have power.

Let me know.

Joe

They both have power, thank you for your help btw!

Hi,

You are very welcome. This is a tough one because of the model year. I have very limited wiring schematics.

I attached the power distribution schematic below. I know the lights work, but the other things you mentioned seem to be through the ignition switch. What I need you to do is follow the wiring schematic below from the fusible links back to the ignition switch. See if you lose power at any point.

I had to cut the schematic in two so you could read it. I overlapped the pics so you can follow them easier. Also, here is a link you may find helpful:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-wiring

Let me know what you find.

Joe