Ok, this may be the weirdest electrical problem I've run across. I'm a Z guy, but my pops has a '69 2000. Yesterday evening, he was out "enjoying the ride" when his throttle pedal started getting "so
Sounds like wire bundle chafing, under the dash. If it's white-red to throttle or choke cable, it's a dead short. - Bob Mann, '69 2000 Solex -- R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. > Airline Industry Analysis a
My brother in law had a similar problem with his Datsun 1200 (the famous orange two doors). It turned out that his grounding straps had not been connected between the motor and the chassis. The car w
This is simple. The ground strap to the engine failed and the car was grounding via the choke and throttle cables. Replace the ground strap and the two cables and life will be good. Sid ____________
Alex: Look to see if the engine ground strap is missing or loose (should be from block to frame). I think it usually is from the starter mounting bolt to the frame near the starter. If this is not a
Alex, It sounds like you do not have any ground straps from the engine. Should have not less that one for each sid to the frame. If you do have straps then they are probably corroded. Clean contacts
Ceck your engine groudn strap to the body. If it is broken or not making good connection the engine ground will be made via the throttle and choke cables. This usually happens when you try to start t
Alex, as Sid and others have said "Check your grounds". This one comes up a couple times a year on the list and I would be very surprised to hear if you find that this is not the problem. There are t
Generally folks have the smoking wire problem when they are operating the starter. I would guess that it would take more than 50 amps to make the cables heat up enough to smoke, maybe over 100 amps,
Where this usually originates is that the original cable fails. This can be from a poor contact (rust does not conduct well), an actual mechanical failure of the cable, or a wire just coming loose.
The electrical system has to have a ground. If the original ground straps are missing or broken, the current starts looking for ANY path to ground. Since the choke and throttle cables are metal to m
I have the same question. Everyone has essentially said the same thing--bad grounds.(and thanks for the 2 dozen responses--I just love this list!) I suspected this might be the case but couldn't figu
Your problem may be what you've said below. The battery should ground (through the negative cable) to the block, not the frame. Remember that when you start the car you're putting a lot of amperage t
I'm not trying to beat a dead short, so to speak, but maybe the question wasn't clearly phrased. How is it that the positive potential gets to the throttle/choke cable?
Heating due to current flow will produce the most heating at the point of highest resistance. The current flow is from the battery negative post to whatever the battery cable is hooked to, some times
I agree that that may be the problem. I have heard similar tales of woe through the years. I run about 4 ground straps between the engine/frame/body. Overkill? Maybe but it doesn't cost anything. Of
This is the part that makes sense, as I thought I pointed out about two hours ago. The prior comments related to Neg terminal grounds. - Bob -- R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. > Airline Industry Analysis a