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[partwerks]

On my conversion, the first thing I had found when it was done, that after 3 years of rubbing, the one bolt that mounts the intercooler had been left a bit too long, and had rubbed a spot on one of the wires on top of the engine, where the connector is. It had apparently controlled the fuel pump, and so I shortened the bolt and used some silicone caulking on the wire, and I thought that was the end of the story. I think it is a separate issue from these others??

I don't know if these other 3 are related to each other, or not?

Randomly, like maybe once a week, if you are driving down the Interstate, it may cut out for a second or two, and then just go on like normal.
Also, the idle speed is usually about 1,000 but sometimes it will only idle about 500 rpm.
This last one, it had not done it for about 2 months, but I went into the store and came back out, and it would not start, till I waited about 8 minutes, and then it started right up.

Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions on what it could be, or if all 3 are related to something?

[Mike Bellis]

Check the entire length of the burnt wire. Not just where you see it burnt.

Copper is a great heat conductor. It will transfer the heat all the way across the circuit.

I once saw a circuit in a house that shorted to ground and the breaker did not trip. The wire melted from one side of the house to the other side. It also melted the other wire touching it.

I had a 42 Willis Jeep. There was an unfused wire under the hood and it touched ground. The cabin filled with smoke. I poped the hood and through the smoke, I saw a glowing red wire. Just like a heating element. I had no choice but to grab it to stop the car from burning down. I had a scar on the palm of my hand for months.