bustedknuckles Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 so awhile ago i did a chop to and abunch of other work to my 76 620 and i when i hooked all the wires back up and put a jumper box to it it started to smoke from the fusible link on the hot wire that goes to the fuse box. it only smokes right there and i have no idea why can any one help me with this i refuse to take it to a shop and im running out of time. has anyone encountered this problem before? any input is greatly appreciated i just dont know what to do ive put to much time and effort into this little thing to give up now Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 you hooked something up wrong :unsure: go back and triple check every wire you pulled and make sure you put it back right, you have a short somewhere Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted June 16, 2011 Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 Yep, I've seen that. One of the wires is probably shorte.d It won't smoke where the short is, but at the the design point of the fusible link. And maybe at the fuse box if the fuse or the terminal is slight corroded. Any chance that you got a wire caught against the metal where you did the chop? Quote Link to comment
bustedknuckles Posted June 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2011 i pulled the wires to the dome light and the dome light its self out when i did the chop those are the only wires that were running thru the front window pillars ive unwrapped the whole loom at this point and have checked for shorts on every inch of the wires if one of the relays in the dash was hooked up in the wrong spot could it cause it to happen? every fuse in the truck is new including the fusible link. i will check for corrosion on the box its self Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 it only smokes right there and i have no idea why dont let the magic smoke out! Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted June 17, 2011 Report Share Posted June 17, 2011 when i did the chop those are the only wires are they exposed? that would cause a short. Quote Link to comment
bustedknuckles Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 so i am a fool. i was talking to my girlfriends father about what it could be and he said to start by disconnecting the alternator and try from there. so i did and bingo bango no more smoke Ü thank you for all of your input Quote Link to comment
albyneau Posted June 20, 2011 Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 dont let the magic smoke out! And everyone thinks it works by electrons! Let the smoke out~ and everything stops.... :lol: Quote Link to comment
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