Greg,
It would be a great help in providing suggestions if you could identify
which wire is melting. Where does it go to and from, and what is its
function?
You may have a short caused by something metallic touching the end terminal
on the melted wire. If the melted section does not extend to the end of the
wire, it may have a break in the insulation caused by a sharp metal edge.
I once had a 64 Dodge with an intermittent instrument panel voltage
regulator that would periodically raise the gage voltage from 6 to 12 volts.
This would cause all the gages to peg simultaneously for a few seconds, but
never did any damage. The wiring harness should be capable of much more
current than most gages. A gage should burn out before the wire, with the
exception of the amp meter.
Dave Homstad
56 Dodge D500
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[mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@lists.psu.edu]On Behalf Of Greg Buffalow
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2001 5:07 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@LISTS.PSU.EDU
Subject: [FWDLK] Melting wires - need help..
I recently replaced the front wiring harness on my '61 Imperial because
several wires had melted behind the dash, which powered various instruments.
Unfortunately, one of the same wires has melted again. Fortunately, we can
patch this one, without replacing the entire harness.
The area I need suggestions/help on is this: we are trying to figure out
where the short is in the system. Apparently, the voltage regulator is
charging the system at the highest charge since there is a short somewhere.
I would appreciate any ideas on how to isolate and fix the problem?
Thanks.
Greg Buffalow
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