Isolating the starting circuit

[Doug Krebs]

Ok, I'll explain the on going problem thats been happening for a few years. The engine shuts off randomly for no reason. At first I thought it had something to do with the ignition switch, so I ghetto wired it as many of you have seen. Right now it has a toggle switch and a push button. This didn't help or solve the problem, so I kind of just dealt with it. For some reason time always solved the problem. It usually lasted between 5-15 minutes. I suspected something was heating up and the time let it cool.

Also, no gauges worked or anything dash related worked. The cigarette lighter still worked though.

This has happened twice on trails now. Thankfully they we're all on the way out or acutally on the road. Fred has gotten the privledge of pulling my dead vehicle both times

I'm almost certain it's by the fusible link on the firewall, although I think it's a corroded wire and not the link itself.

I also think the solenoid died on sunday. So jumping the solenoid isn't related to this problem. At least I don't think so.

Mind you I use a ford solenoid on the fender to keep it out of the water.

Edit: Even if the I could fix the fusible link situation, I still would like to seperate the duties for KISS purposes.

[Doug Krebs]

Here's a crappy diagram...