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| Ian Stott |
 Aug 20 2011, 12:36 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 907 Joined: 28-January 08 From: Moncton/Canada Member No.: 8,635 Region Association: Canada  |
Should have talked to my mechanic, but noooo I figured I'll just unplug the things plugged into the relay board, clean everything all up and reinstall it, well lots of smoke, evacuate the house, move cars out of the driveway to get the teener outside so I don't lose the house as well! Could see flames and of course the wife is now hysterical saying helpful things at the top of her lungs like "do something" get the battery unhooked and blow out the flames which were melted burning pieces of the relay board. Car is okay, smoke has cleared, only the relay board is damaged and now I can't get the last plug unplugged as it seems to be melted into the board, help me please! Anyway my momma said there would be days like this. Thought I would share my experience with everyone, I think it takes me out of the loop of guys you ask for help! Maybe we should have a dummy of the month same as car of the month, not trying to get the misery loves company bandwagon afloat but please tell me I'm not the only one who has fuched up!
Ian Stott Moncton Canada |
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| Tom |
Aug 20 2011, 01:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,139 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Port Orchard, WA 98367 Member No.: 4,626 Region Association: None |
Well, that should not have caused a fire! However you never know what a previous owner may have done.
Sounds like the relay board was the weak point and that is good. Relay boards are a lot cheaper than a wiring harness. This is another reason to put fuses on those wires at the positive side of the battery. The 4 red ones , that two go to the dash and two go to the relay board 14 pin connector. Had yours been fused, the fuses would have saved the board. I guess I better get off my butt and do that on mine. Tom |
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| Ductech |
Aug 20 2011, 01:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 356 Joined: 16-July 10 From: AridZona Member No.: 11,949 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(Tom @ Aug 20 2011, 12:16 PM)  "I guess I better get off my butt and do that on mine." Tom All of us should take heed to what Tom is saying. I have read more than a couple stories of cars catching on fire. Some of which sound as if they could have started by electrical misshap. I myself have thought of doing a fuse setup right after the battery on the four main positive's. I now will be doing this cause there is a lot more wiring in my car than your average 914, being a subaru abortion with a megasquirt piggyback. Maybe someone should post up a nice walkthrough thread giving an example of a clean setup that could help prevent the fabled aircooled scorched car. |
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Ian Stott Dummy of the Month Aug 20 2011, 12:36 PM
hot_shoe914
Should have talked to my mechanic, but noooo I fi... Aug 20 2011, 12:50 PM Tom Sorry to hear this. Hopefully the wiring harness i... Aug 20 2011, 12:59 PM
Ian Stott
Sorry to hear this. Hopefully the wiring harness ... Aug 20 2011, 01:07 PM shoguneagle First of all: Glad everything turned out o.k. and... Aug 20 2011, 01:20 PM Ian Stott That is good advice, thanks for that, isn't th... Aug 20 2011, 01:54 PM r_towle Ian, what parts do you need at this point?
Relay b... Aug 20 2011, 02:34 PM Ian Stott
Ian, what parts do you need at this point?
Relay ... Aug 20 2011, 03:41 PM wingnut86 ...even removing the battery and placing it on a s... Aug 20 2011, 04:45 PM Ian Stott Got the relay board out, the multi pin connector c... Aug 20 2011, 05:23 PM Tom Yes, Haynes manual, page 161.
Sorry, but it sou... Aug 20 2011, 08:06 PM euro911 Try Jeff Bowlsby's site:
http://bowlsby.net/9... Aug 20 2011, 08:31 PM swl What Tom said!
There was a thread recently dis... Aug 21 2011, 08:16 AM Tom Steve,
That is a wonderful diagram! Did you... Aug 21 2011, 10:25 AM swl
Steve,
That is a wonderful diagram! Did yo... Aug 21 2011, 08:08 PM Ian Stott Thanks , that is going to be very helpful. Just so... Aug 21 2011, 10:46 AM |
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