elec fire is this bad?, smoke under the fuse box Options

[nycchef]

o.k. it's been 2 weeks without a problem so i guess i was do. small wisp of smoke from around the fuse box only when i start the car for the first time. pull over leave the car running and its gone before i can find it. nothing hot or melting, all obvious elec working. probably not goin to fix itself. any ideas guys .P.S. the fuel pump is hot wired to the coil but its been that way since the po and i am going to try and fix it

[ClayPerrine]

Positive ground depends upon proper circuit functioning, the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as "smoke". Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work; we know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of the electrical system, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing.

When, for example, the smoke escapes from an electrical component (i.e., say, a Lucas voltage regulator), it will be observed that the component stops working. The function of the wire harness is to carry the smoke from one device to another; when the wire harness "springs a leak", and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterwards. Starter motors were frowned upon in British Automobiles for some time, largely because they consume large quantities of smoke, requiring very large wires.

It has been noted that Lucas components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than Bosch or generic Japanese electrics. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brakes leak fluid, British tires leak air and the British defense establishment leaks secrets...so, naturally, British electronics leak smoke.