are they melted just by the fuse box?
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Dr. Joseph Garner
University of California
Department of Animal Science
One Shields Avenue
Davis
CA 95616
USA
Phone: (530) 752 1253
> -----Original Message-----
> From: R. O. Lindsay [mailto:rolindsay@dgrc.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 7:07 AM
> To: Ken Waringa; MG list (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: I am on a Quest
>
>
> Ken Waringa wrote:
>
> > oh, incidentally why were the electrics fried in the first place?
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > Joe, I've been thinking a lot about what may have started
> the DPO on his
> > cutting rampage. My theory is that he had either the dash
> lights or the
> > fuel and temp gauges stop working. In his efforts to fix
> it he shorted out
> > something major, resulting in the melted brown wires under
> the hood. I did
>
> Guys, if there was ever a candidate for a replacement dash harness,
> it is this one. If I needed to get the car back into
> operation quickly, I
> would opt for the replacements commercially available. Otherwise,
> make your own. Either way, you need to get rid of those melted wires.
> I had a similar problem with a TR6 as a kid. The lighting
> circuit melted
> the wire bundle when a floor mounted dimmer switch broke through to
> the metal floor pan. The lighting circuit wires melted
> through into the
> ignition and starter wires resulting in a car that started
> itself and take off,
> it also wouldn't disengage the starter and basically did A
> LOT of damage.
> Haven't owned a Triumph since. :-P
>
> rick
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