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| LefthandRev |
 Apr 3 2026, 04:48 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 86 Joined: 9-August 21 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 25,787 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
I got into my car a couple days ago, turned the key, and the compartment started to smoke. Looked to my right and a couple of wires were melting behind the passenger seat. They had shorted and I grabbed and pulled to stop any potential fire (after shutting off the ignition).
Fast forward a couple days when I'm diagnosing things. I pull the passenger side seat out. Found the wires. Started tracing them, looking to see if there was something in the engine compartment, etc., found the probable cause for my woes - the coil was just laying flat on the engine shroud under the passenger side carb. One of the mounting screws had worked itself out and the whole thing was just sitting on the engine, so I'm sure it shorted whatever these wires are. I'll dig into diagrams soon, but hopefully someone can save me a little time if they recognize them. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-25787-1775256488.1.png) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-25787-1775256489.2.png) |
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| bkrantz |
Apr 3 2026, 07:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,647 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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Part of the evil seat belt starter interlock system?
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| dtmehall |
Apr 3 2026, 07:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 262 Joined: 21-December 23 From: Michigan Member No.: 27,808 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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| JeffBowlsby |
Apr 3 2026, 09:11 PM
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914 Wiring Harnesses & Beekeeper Group: Members Posts: 9,223 Joined: 7-January 03 From: San Ramon CA Member No.: 104 Region Association: None
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If those two big fat yella wires are not connected together yet, it’s advisable to do that to avoid lotsa heartburn.
https://bowlsby.net/914/Classic/zTN_SeatbeltRelayBypass.jpg |
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