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Daves55Sedan · 08-08-2012, 11:37 PM

My money is on the large wire that runs from the batt side of the starter solenoid to the headlight switch. (It would have been a #8AWG yellow wire on the original harness). This wire is much larger than all the other wires in the harness, dwarfed only by the battery cables. That wire supplies all the power to the control panel. There is a jumper wire from the same headlight terminal that runs to the ignition switch. If that wire (running from solenoid to headlight switch) is toast, you are dead in the water.

08-08-2012, 11:37 PM	#3
Daves55Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Granite City, Illinois Posts: 3,008	Re: What Did I Do to Kill My '55 (And What's The Fix?) My money is on the large wire that runs from the batt side of the starter solenoid to the headlight switch. (It would have been a #8AWG yellow wire on the original harness). This wire is much larger than all the other wires in the harness, dwarfed only by the battery cables. That wire supplies all the power to the control panel. There is a jumper wire from the same headlight terminal that runs to the ignition switch. If that wire (running from solenoid to headlight switch) is toast, you are dead in the water.