Ok, so I have a 1980 Slant6 225 Dodge Ram. I removed to Head to get it machined and replace the head gasket. I got everything back together (finally) and while I was messing with all the vacuum hoses I heard a pop and hiss over by the battery. When I looked there was a stream of smoke coming off my ignition relay module.
WTF is that about???? I thought my Air Breather (which was laying on the battery) touched both battery terminals and caused a short or ach or something. After that I couldnt get the truck to turn over so I replaced it and got it to turn over. Problem Solved. I continued hooking up vacuum lines.
Went to fire up truck.....nothing. No turning over, no clicking no nothing. Checked everything, and the freaking thing started popping and sparking again. I unhooked my neg. terminal quick, and now every time i touch my neg terminal to battery it achs. Now my relay has 5 blades and a threaded terminal where 1) positive battery hooks up 2) Wire from starter hooks up, 3) 2 wires from ignition hook up. (this is the line that is causing the poping and sparking.) So i either get a arch at the relay or when i hook up my battery.
What gives? It seems to me that there is open line of power thats not closing. But this has never been a problem before, and I didnt mess with anything with the ignition system (untill i had to).
Any thoughts were I should start???????
WTF is that about???? I thought my Air Breather (which was laying on the battery) touched both battery terminals and caused a short or ach or something. After that I couldnt get the truck to turn over so I replaced it and got it to turn over. Problem Solved. I continued hooking up vacuum lines.
Went to fire up truck.....nothing. No turning over, no clicking no nothing. Checked everything, and the freaking thing started popping and sparking again. I unhooked my neg. terminal quick, and now every time i touch my neg terminal to battery it achs. Now my relay has 5 blades and a threaded terminal where 1) positive battery hooks up 2) Wire from starter hooks up, 3) 2 wires from ignition hook up. (this is the line that is causing the poping and sparking.) So i either get a arch at the relay or when i hook up my battery.
What gives? It seems to me that there is open line of power thats not closing. But this has never been a problem before, and I didnt mess with anything with the ignition system (untill i had to).
Any thoughts were I should start???????