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sellerby · 08-11-2011, 10:41 PM

Jason's experience also happened to me 2 months ago, but fortunately the smoldering wires behind the dash didn't spread to other more tender areas. I didn't have time to use the extinguisher I keep under my seat. I'm wondering how many of you have had wiring fry between the D box and the instrument panel. I simply had to replace the wire loom and ammeter which also got fried. The smoke from the smoldering wire was about the worst I've ever experienced. I read recently that auto wires are designed to provide one smoke, which is a telltale of a problem requiring immediate attention.

08-11-2011, 10:41 PM	#29
sellerby Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 35	Re: Fire Extinguisher Jason's experience also happened to me 2 months ago, but fortunately the smoldering wires behind the dash didn't spread to other more tender areas. I didn't have time to use the extinguisher I keep under my seat. I'm wondering how many of you have had wiring fry between the D box and the instrument panel. I simply had to replace the wire loom and ammeter which also got fried. The smoke from the smoldering wire was about the worst I've ever experienced. I read recently that auto wires are designed to provide one smoke, which is a telltale of a problem requiring immediate attention.