fire!

[Sopwith_Camel]

well the test drive did not go well. a bad wire behind the dash lit some of the isnlation behind the dash board and it smoldered.
six fire men. two fire exuquisers, a hose. and then drilling a special nosal and it was out. an hour later.

im safe the car is ok wet in werid places . and my speado and tack are filled with flame resietnt powder

oh well it can all be fixed with money.
steve

 

[Marvin Gruber]

Sorry to hear but it didn't take the whole car out. New harness to install I hope?
marv

 

[Basil]

Reminds me of the time my oldest son decided to install a high-powered amp himself in his Datsun 280Z. Same thing happened - fried the entire main wire harness and I had to spend the night in the Base Exchange parking lot replacing the entire harness. What fun!

Glad you're ok!

 

[Sopwith_Camel]

it looks like it was just the old fiber insulation that was on fire. so once I fix what caused the spark. i just have to deal with the water damage.
steve

 

[Sopwith_Camel]

ok i got the car running again 3 issues.
1. the only gauge to go back inthe car was the Tach. and im now having idle issues. coincidence or correlation?
2. there are 4 wires going down from the main harness in to the transmission tunnel, dry and brittle, and made snapping feelings as I moved them away from the exhaust. should i worry while I wait for new ones to arrive? 2.b where do they go transmission?
3. low priority : despite following the Hanes manual on how to wire the "new" 4 position light switch. I got smoke. should i crack it open and try to fix it.