Noob needs help w/ steering column / ignition!!

[ericcasas]

Hey guys, I have a 1979 GMC K2500 long bed w/ a 5.7 that I'm tinkering with. This truck has a ton of little things wrong with it but I'm fixing things one at a time. I put in a new battery and starter and the truck would turn on and crank. Next item was the old factory ignition key cylinder. You had to crank on that thing with all of your might to get the truck to turn over. It was shot. I ordered a new one and put it in. I put everything back together the way it came apart except for one little item. That damn retaining clip that holds the steering wheel lock plate down flush. It's spring loaded and a total PITA. That thing is impossible to put back on without some sort of crazy vice contraption. Anyhow, now my truck doesn't get ACC power nor turn over at all. I even took it back apart and put the old ignition cylinder back in and still no juice. My worthless Chilton's manuals don't have any fuse information. Any ideas??? Thanks!

-Eric