bertmobile

good to know! Do you know what guage it would be? I found a fuseable link on line for $6 and shipping was $10 so I thought I'd give my method a try but sounds like I should replace that w/ an OEM (or similar) replacement part. Thanks!

regarding the fusable link, I replaced it w/ a wire that has a fuse installed in the middle. I hooked it up w/ a 20 amp fuse and it blew so at least I know the fuseable link will do it's job properly once I find the problem. Thanks!

I forgot to mention that the truck is totally dead. No lights, horn -nothing. Battery is still charged however. Thanks!

I've got a '79 Datsun 620 pickup. Driving last week and the fuseable link fried (just like it's supposed to). Any ideas if it is most likely an alternator problem or maybe a voltage regulator problem? It's got 64,000 original miles. Any suggestions would be most apprecitated! Thanks!