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JRust |
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Okay so my wrench called last night. Car was all finished & he went to fire it up. Turns over fine but no start. This is what it was doing before the fire. Also off & on it has plagued me since I got the car. I've replaced the ignition with multiple times. I added a push button for the starter to take that off the switch. Seemed like there was to much power going through it which I thought was from the starter. Obviously it is not.
One thing is almost without fail as soon as I put in a new switch & use it I get smoke from it every time. It would be fine right after the brief smoke so I didnt worry to much about it. What else is feeding the ignition switch that may be pushing to much power through it? What do you guys recommend doing here? Cutting out the switch completely? Do you think the problem lies somewhere besides the switch? |
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14's in the 13's with ATTITUDE ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,079 Joined: 25-August 04 From: Dazed and Confused Member No.: 2,618 Region Association: Northern California ![]() |
Wait a minute, am I understanding this correctly? Your car has had an electrical fire that caused a lot of damage, and you've had repeated "smoke" in the cabin but you don't know why? Now you're trying to find out why you aren't getting spark but you still don't know why you've been getting smoke? After a fire? I'm sure there's something I missed there. No?
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914 Guru ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,309 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Corvallis Oregon Member No.: 129 Region Association: Pacific Northwest ![]() ![]() |
Wait a minute, am I understanding this correctly? Your car has had an electrical fire that caused a lot of damage, and you've had repeated "smoke" in the cabin but you don't know why? Now you're trying to find out why you aren't getting spark but you still don't know why you've been getting smoke? After a fire? I'm sure there's something I missed there. No? I have gotten a puff of smoke from the new switch on install. I have not had smoke in the cab regularly or a lot of it. Yes it did happen with multiple new switches. They also all worked after. I thought it might be common with the new cheap switches. Since after that initial puff it all worked. This was also spread out over a year. Is it possible this ignition issue caused my fire in the trunk? Considering none of my electrical fire came into the cab wiring. It was isolated in the rear trunk & down to the battery. The ignition wasn't turned on in any way when the fire started. I don't know what caused it. Yes I am trying to figure out what is going on with my ignition. I obviously don't want to have anything to do with another fire period. Thats why I asked for some input. Also another reason I sent it to a shop. So if your point was to make me feel shitty for the fire I had in my car. I've been feeling that way since it happened (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) . I'm trying to move on & get my car fixed. I appreciate any input that helps me get there |
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