What did I do???

[centralwildcat]

Hey all, I went to swap out my 69 d200 gauges for a later HD set... I wired everything up, had a smoke show...
Good thing I labeled everything before I took it off.....
SO, I said "F" it and I put the old/orginal cluster back in...now when I turn the key, I dont get any engine firing...it fired off before without problem. I can say that I have power to my turn signals, wipers, dash lights.
Suggestions??? mattc

[cowboy]

Did it just smoke under the dash? or get under the hood as well ? if so check you ballis rester, also double check the main red wire it the under dash harness it just might be melted

[66patrick]

There is a fusible link in the harness that you probably toasted. It will need to be replaced. Recheck your connections and grounds, and go from there

[Jeffc]

cranking but no fire? or no cranking?

On a 69 could be fuseable link......
should be in the harness to the firewall
plug under the hood....often a blue or red wire

could be ballast, it would want to fire
when starting and then die as soon as
you turn the key to 'run'.....

[centralwildcat]

No luckily the smoke show was just the wire that I fried, from the tach... I had it wired the wrong way.
So now it wont even crank over...its like I turn the key on, and all I get is the power I would normally get as if the key was in the "accesory" position.... I saw a fusable link under there somewhere, I'll go check that! Thanks, mattc

[centralwildcat]

I couldn't find the fuseble link...did end up changing the ballast resitor on GP...I used my tester light and found that I have juice to the ignition, but still nothing when I turn the key....just the acceroies coming on...
any other thoughts???? [/quote]

[Jeffc]

Bad switch? test at the I-1 post with key on...
no power passing, bad switch....