heater blower, heater lever wire starts smoking Options

[slotty008]

A couple of weeks ago ,on a cold morning and driving a rally, I pulled the console heater lever to get some heat in the cockpit( never used it before). Nada! So I tried to figure out where the problem came from. Started with the blower motor : it didn't run. So I took it apart, cleaned it out, greased it and it runs freely now when I put 12V on it. But it didn't work in the car. So I checked the engine bay relay box. The heater blower relay was missing, so I ordered a new one. Still nothing. I took out the heater lever and checked the green-white wire. It looked OK to me , but as soon as I make contact with the ground , it starts smoking at the end. So there must be a short circuit somewhere.
I don't intend to take out the whole wiring harness so what can I do to fix it or where do I start looking?

[914_teener]

I had this exact problem when I first got me car.

Two main areas it could be, at least from my experience.

Check the traces on your regulator plate and where the wire for the heater....essentially it just grounds the relay.

In the back of the harness it has pin connectors the connects the traces to the heater lever. In my case the wire had cracked and when grounded shorted the wire heating the harness and smoking the wire.

I reran this lead completely to fix it.

Bottom line....check the regulator plate and the ground wire itself. T