Last night in Tigerland I laid on my back and gazed up into a strange and
wondrous universe whilst I pondered weak and weary. In other words, I pulled
the driver's seat and stuck my head under the dash trying to figure out why
the ignition (white) wire suddenly decided to smolder and let some smoke out.
I had just pulled into my drive Monday and the engine suddenly quit and smoke
billowed out from under the dash. Ignition switch off, I crawled under and saw
that the white wire from the ignition switch to the tach and then beyond was
melted right up to about an inch before it disappears into the harness on its
way to the ballast resistor. I could not find any obvious place where the wire
had grounded out, so I applied the tried-and-true method of jiggling the
harness and turned the key. No more smoke and the car started. Hmmm. So last
night, with 9V battery and multi-meter in hand I traced the wire from the
ignition switch all the way to the distributor and found no shorts. Again,
hmmm. I then replaced the charred wire with new smoke-filled wire and
everything seems OK. So far. Suggestions will always be cheerfully accepted.
While I was there, I broke the fuel pump circuit and installed a toggle
switch, this for two purposes. One is for slightly increased security as the
car will not go far if "borrowed", two, I can shut off the fuel before I park
the car on hot days to minimize fuel boiling in the bowls.
Bugz
WHAT DID YOU DO ON or WITH YOUR TIGER TODAY!?
Cullen
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