 Wiring harness smoking when fog lights turned on, First time using the lights — any ideas? |
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| Jett |
 Jul 19 2019, 08:35 PM
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Was taking our newly restored 73 2.0 out for its second attempt and although the car is not dialed in yet (another challenge) we hit a problem when turning on the fog lights. After 1-2 min with the fog lights on it started to smoke and I immediately turned off the switch and it stopped.
I am confident that the harness was good because Jeff restored it. Any ideas what might have happened to cause this? Thanks |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jul 20 2019, 09:12 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,824 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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The British car guys have this problem all the time. Once the smoke gets out things never work the same again.  Sounds to me like you need a conversation with your speaker mechanic! He did some tweaking all right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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| Jett |
Jul 20 2019, 10:22 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,638 Joined: 27-July 14 From: Seattle Member No.: 17,686 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Jul 20 2019, 08:12 AM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) The British car guys have this problem all the time. Once the smoke gets out things never work the same again. Sounds to me like you need a conversation with your speaker mechanic! He did some tweaking all right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) the mechanic was a master but over the years he has become less reliable. I won’t blame it on age but at 70, I’m going to miss a few things as well. The major problem is that the car is highly restored and these types of setbacks could mean 3-6 months of work to remove the harness, restore the harness, and reinstall. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I am tired of spending top dollar and getting .50 cents in dilligence. |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jul 20 2019, 10:53 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,824 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(Jett @ Jul 20 2019, 12:22 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) I am tired of spending top dollar and getting .50 cents in diligence. I came to the same conclusion years and years ago. I can't find conscientious workmanship in hardly anything. Best bet is learn to read schematic diagram (with color code) and do the work yourself. Use resources and expertise on this site once you've narrowed down what happened and to what circuit. The sad reality is that in may cases with cars this old, you're really just paying someone shop rate to learn on your car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/slap.gif) You can learn on your own car for free (but does cost your time). If you're not already familiar with electrical basics, spend some time on YouTube 1st. We live in an amazing time, a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise is only a mouse click away. For crying out loud, MIT now posts course content on the internet for FREE! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) The trouble is learning to sort web fact from fiction on the rest of the Web. |
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Jett Wiring harness smoking when fog lights turned on Jul 19 2019, 08:35 PM
mepstein Possibly a short somewhere. You are going to have ... Jul 19 2019, 08:43 PM lierofox Do you know what color wire was smoking? Jul 19 2019, 08:44 PM
Jett
Do you know what color wire was smoking?
I have ... Jul 19 2019, 09:39 PM Jett Note: When installing the speakers for the first t... Jul 19 2019, 11:53 PM lierofox Hopefully none of the wiring harness got pinched o... Jul 20 2019, 03:55 AM IronHillRestorations Something isn't connected properly and if you ... Jul 20 2019, 07:06 AM Jett Thanks! The shop has a bit of work to do and ... Jul 20 2019, 09:06 AM mepstein Most likely is you will find one or two wires than... Jul 20 2019, 11:58 AM Jett
Most likely is you will find one or two wires tha... Jul 20 2019, 09:56 PM Spoke Here's the wiring for the foglights. No fuses ... Jul 21 2019, 02:43 PM |
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