Electrical Gremlins! Help

[Brew 66]

So I need some help in trouble shooting an electrical issue.
Here is a little histroy:
Drove the Car (1968 type I) to Phoenix Bug O Rama a few weeks back, 40 miles each way. It ran perfect. Due to a busy schedule I hadn't driven it in a few weeks.

Saturday I went to drive it and the battery was dead. I put a charge on it.
Once charged I turned the key and the red light was the only thing to come on. No green oil pres light?

The car has full VDO gauges (Volt, Fuel, Tach, Oil Pres). None of them moved.

I also noticed the noisy crappy Facet fuel pump wasn't making noise.
Tried to crank it and it turns over just fine! Of course it won't start because it isn't getting fuel.

All the fuses are good. I took the mall out and made sure the contacts are clean.

Checked the wires on the backside of the fuse block and the ones that should come on when the key turns are all working correctly.


So any ideas from the forum?

[fiatdude]

Sounds like your better burn it down, thereby destroying all the gremlins. Do this before the Gremlins move to your other vehicles.

Then go out and build yourself a new and better one. You needed a reason to do that, right?!??!!?!?

[Donny B.]

Start by checking your ground connections.  Go through the wiring one at a time disconnecting each circuit to see if there are any changes in what's going on.  I live in Phoenix and would be willing to help, but right now I am recovering from surgery.  If you can wait a couple of weeks I would be happy to try and help.  I have a friend that is pretty savvy with electronics and between the two of us we should be able to find the problem.  PM and we can talk off line.

[roscoesvw]

Sounds like the black positive lead jumper from the fuse box to the lower center terminal on the back of the speed either has fallen off or has a short.That wire is the "hot" jumper for ignition related items. It should be hooked to the far right or far left of the fuse box as you look under the hood.

[fiatdude]

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