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Thank you to both of you. My thoughts are this, and only after the 3 day weekend I will know for sure;
The Alternator blue the 50amp fuse and the others, such a surge went through the lines fast, and while it did not do damage, a bunch of fuses blew.
When I hit the switch for the hazard lights to go on, that brought on an existing problem in my steering harness I did not know I had. Which consequently blew the fuse for the gauges.
So I will disconnet the the steering harness from the curcuit and see if I get switch ignition without the fuse blowing. If I do, the steering harness is one culprit.
In regards to the alternator, I will pull it and send it off to the manufacturer for a test and/or rebuild. I know local guys can do the testing, but so many of those guys are clueless, and if it needs rebuilt it is already there.
The alternator is a 100amp, I have it grounded to the frame from the case, heavy wire, great ground - it is always the first thing I look at. I do not trust a alt. bracket for a ground. It was powering nothing at the time other than the engine and an MSD ignition. (no radio, no wipers, fans were not running).
Thanks again...
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