Newbie with wiring questions

[pipewelder_1999]

Hello Everyone,

I bought a 76 LWB silverado awhile back as I got tired of vehiucles I was uncomfortable working on. Its in bad need of a paint job and some bodywork but runs nice.

I have been trying to get my son interested in working on it however my mechanic practices may be a bit lacking. We replaced a valve cover gasket the other day that appeared to be leaking oil onto the exhaust pretty bad.

I explainined to him what to do and that he could remove anything in the way as long as we marked where it went. I never told him to disconnect the battery and he shorted the hot wire top the alternator to the case of the alternator. Now there is NO electricity to anything on the truck.

I found the fusible link coming off of the starter and the one by to the power block on the firewall near the driver side. Are there any other places to look for damage ?

I also noted that the outside of t he alternator housing shows continuity to the + side wires in the system.

I'd like to ba able to add something to the forum but my experience is as a welder and driver of these vehicles but I am interested in learning more.