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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 5:28 am    Post subject: New wiring harness installed; no power Reply with quote

I recently finished installing a new wiring harness in my '72. Hooked up the battery yesterday, but no power except for the door buzzer. Any suggestions for troubleshooting would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 8:45 am    Post subject: Re: New wiring harness installed; no power Reply with quote

Get a voltage tester or "power probe" and start checking both sides of fuse connections at the box, from under the front hood.

Do you have switched power at every "in-point" you'd expect, by terminal?
Do you have un-switched power everywhere you'd expect, by terminal?

If the answer to both of those is "yes" at each fuse point, then you can start tracing and use the probe at each switch-point (do I have power to this switch when I expect to or not?).
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: New wiring harness installed; no power Reply with quote

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Any suggestions for troubleshooting would be appreciated


Download the wiring diagram from the SAMBA 'Technical' section and use a VoltOhmMeter and start checking voltages from the battery forward. Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2025 11:45 am    Post subject: Re: New wiring harness installed; no power Reply with quote

Thanks to both of you.
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