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jdlmodelt |
Jan 28 2013, 07:39 AM
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James D. Lane Group: Members Posts: 345 Joined: 30-November 12 From: Colorado Member No.: 15,210 Region Association: Southwest Region |
So, I've been finalizing wiring on my recently acquired 914. I had all the wiring except the license plate lights hooked up. I got my license plates last week and was checking the lighting last night. I could smell something and I saw a whisp of smoke coming from the three wires that go to the engine compartment light. I immediately pulled the battery positive cable off. I could feel the heat on the cable shield going to the engine compartment light. I could feel some minor heat going back through the bundle of wiring to the rear tail lights and ultimately to the license plate lights. Is there a particular place in this that others have experience this wiring short? I guess I need to remove the protective sheathing from the bundle to make sure wires didn't get melted together along the heat path. I was disappointed to see that the fuse feeding those wires did not blow, It just started melting the plastic fuse body? It was an 8 Amp fuse and I'll have to look at my printout to see what position it was in. Approximately a middle fuse in the fuse block.
Any ideas? thanks, James |
Kirmizi |
Jan 28 2013, 08:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 836 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Wyoming, US Member No.: 5,568 Region Association: None |
Yup, it's easy to get the wires to the LP lights switched. It's not obvious that one of the terminals gets grounded, but it does. Through one of the mounting screws, to the bumper pad frame, to the bumper, to the chassis. --DD (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Found this out when we back-dated my rear bumper and switched on the lights to test. |
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