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| Joshporsche |
 Nov 2 2004, 04:34 PM
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914 addiction  Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 27-July 04 From: St. George, UT Member No.: 2,408  |
I just got a 914 this last week. I went to put the battery in and it started really sparking on the battery when i connected the negative. Once i had the battery in place and hooked up i turned the key to see what electrical components where working. Headlights moved and dash lights were on....but I soon smelled something coming from the engine. I quickly turned the key off and took the battery out. The smoking was coming from around the middle of the front side of the engine. It doesn't look like anything is there but i didn't have time to investigate further.
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| SLITS |
Nov 2 2004, 04:36 PM
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"This Utah shit is HARSH!" Group: Benefactors Posts: 13,602 Joined: 22-February 04 From: SoCal Mountains ... Member No.: 1,696 Region Association: None  |
main harness comes thru firewall about that point.
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| Root_Werks |
Nov 2 2004, 04:36 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,337 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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Do you mean around the fan area? If so, there really isn't much up there unless some wires had come loose, fallen? maybe sucked up by the fan?
Alternator conections? Maybe the smoke was just coming through the fan inlet? |
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| Joshporsche |
Nov 2 2004, 04:40 PM
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914 addiction Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 27-July 04 From: St. George, UT Member No.: 2,408 |
thanks for the start
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| Rhodes71/914 |
Nov 2 2004, 04:40 PM
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Glacier Group: Members Posts: 1,374 Joined: 8-August 04 From: End of the Road, Alaska Member No.: 2,482 |
When I got my car someone before me had run some hot wires into the engine bay from up front, not sure why. Anyway I was doing the same thing you were and had smoke come out from around the same place. Turns out the wires had exposed ends and were grounding to the metal and basically burning up. needless to say I unhooked the battery and got rid of the wires.
Not sure if this will help but just wanted to point out that you never know what a DAPO (dumb as previous owner) might do. Good luck, and don't burn you car up. |
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| 914helo |
Nov 2 2004, 04:45 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 235 Joined: 29-September 04 From: Southern Utah Member No.: 2,859 Region Association: None |
What did it smell like? Electrical fires/smoke smell very different than smoke from burning oil, etc. Might help you get a start.
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| Joshporsche |
Nov 2 2004, 04:55 PM
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914 addiction Group: Members Posts: 47 Joined: 27-July 04 From: St. George, UT Member No.: 2,408 |
it was an electrical smell for sure. smelled bad!
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