Fire Damage Repair
10-21-2005, 03:27 PM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
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"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Depending on the harness you got, there are a couple ways to install
>> it. If it was labeled then you can tear out all the old stuff and go
>> for it.
>
> Do yourself a favor and get a bulk supply of zip ties. Securely
> reattaching
> the wires helps prevent a round of new electrical problems several years
> from now after the wires have bounced around, wore out or worked loose.
> Also remember not all connectors have a place to connect. Quite often a
> harness has applicabilty across several models and years. Some may have
> more connections than you have equipment for.
>
> It also helps to take copious notes on what connected to where and if the
> colors were different on both sides of the connector. I've had plenty of
> situations over the years where the plug had wires of one set of colors on
> the plug but another set on the socket. Never had to do much Jeep wiring
> so
> I don't know if that's a likely problem or not. But if you've got an
> in-line connector (not going direct into a socket on something) it really
> helps to make note of the colors. Assuming, of course, that the
> replacement harness follows factory colors, that is.
>
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
> keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
> there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
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..
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Depending on the harness you got, there are a couple ways to install
>> it. If it was labeled then you can tear out all the old stuff and go
>> for it.
>
> Do yourself a favor and get a bulk supply of zip ties. Securely
> reattaching
> the wires helps prevent a round of new electrical problems several years
> from now after the wires have bounced around, wore out or worked loose.
> Also remember not all connectors have a place to connect. Quite often a
> harness has applicabilty across several models and years. Some may have
> more connections than you have equipment for.
>
> It also helps to take copious notes on what connected to where and if the
> colors were different on both sides of the connector. I've had plenty of
> situations over the years where the plug had wires of one set of colors on
> the plug but another set on the socket. Never had to do much Jeep wiring
> so
> I don't know if that's a likely problem or not. But if you've got an
> in-line connector (not going direct into a socket on something) it really
> helps to make note of the colors. Assuming, of course, that the
> replacement harness follows factory colors, that is.
>
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
> keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
> there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
10-21-2005, 03:27 PM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
And take pictures, lots of them..
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2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
..
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Depending on the harness you got, there are a couple ways to install
>> it. If it was labeled then you can tear out all the old stuff and go
>> for it.
>
> Do yourself a favor and get a bulk supply of zip ties. Securely
> reattaching
> the wires helps prevent a round of new electrical problems several years
> from now after the wires have bounced around, wore out or worked loose.
> Also remember not all connectors have a place to connect. Quite often a
> harness has applicabilty across several models and years. Some may have
> more connections than you have equipment for.
>
> It also helps to take copious notes on what connected to where and if the
> colors were different on both sides of the connector. I've had plenty of
> situations over the years where the plug had wires of one set of colors on
> the plug but another set on the socket. Never had to do much Jeep wiring
> so
> I don't know if that's a likely problem or not. But if you've got an
> in-line connector (not going direct into a socket on something) it really
> helps to make note of the colors. Assuming, of course, that the
> replacement harness follows factory colors, that is.
>
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
> keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
> there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
--
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2002 Jeep WJ 4 Liter Automatic
Sharing is why we are all here....... or should be.
..
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
>> Depending on the harness you got, there are a couple ways to install
>> it. If it was labeled then you can tear out all the old stuff and go
>> for it.
>
> Do yourself a favor and get a bulk supply of zip ties. Securely
> reattaching
> the wires helps prevent a round of new electrical problems several years
> from now after the wires have bounced around, wore out or worked loose.
> Also remember not all connectors have a place to connect. Quite often a
> harness has applicabilty across several models and years. Some may have
> more connections than you have equipment for.
>
> It also helps to take copious notes on what connected to where and if the
> colors were different on both sides of the connector. I've had plenty of
> situations over the years where the plug had wires of one set of colors on
> the plug but another set on the socket. Never had to do much Jeep wiring
> so
> I don't know if that's a likely problem or not. But if you've got an
> in-line connector (not going direct into a socket on something) it really
> helps to make note of the colors. Assuming, of course, that the
> replacement harness follows factory colors, that is.
>
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
> keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
> there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
10-22-2005, 12:10 AM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
Worse if the wires got hot enough to do that much damage, their
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
10-22-2005, 12:10 AM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
Worse if the wires got hot enough to do that much damage, their
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
10-22-2005, 12:10 AM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
Worse if the wires got hot enough to do that much damage, their
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
coating tends to become really really brittle and far more likely
to cause another short if left in place. You *might* have some luck
with minor repair of any circuit boards you find damage with
some of the paintable copper or silver stuff from places like MCM
with a big problem simply getting them clean enough for it to stick.
Also check all of the connectors. Heat will usually get enough
outgassing to corrode up the connector, which will also go
intermittent on you.
Lon "ahh, the fun of japanese and british roadster wiring..." Stowell
Mike Romain proclaimed:
> Well, you are right about the nightmare.....
>
> I have repaired a lot of burned harnesses over the years and in the case
> of dashes figure a replacement harness is usually the way to go.
>
> There are companies like painless wiring for one that make kits for the
> various vehicles. Maybe you could just buy the dash kit or maybe a
> wrecker has one? The harness comes apart in modules at the fuse panel.
> You need to unbolt the center back bolt on the panel's back and it comes
> apart into a dash harness, an engine harness, a front clip harness and a
> body harness.
>
> Using a good wiring schematic, you might be able to replace the wires
> one at a time, but heat has a tendency to change the wire colors which
> can mess you up. The short that started the mess is also it's own issue
> because those wires will melt internally so you think a length of
> harness looks ok, but inside the wire harness wires have gone through
> and are crossed with something else. On Jeeps, the orange wires are
> nasty for doing this. A melt can happen on the exhaust or choke that
> can fry the dash harness...
>
> It takes a lot of patience, good luck.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Randall Brink wrote:
>
>>Reposting this, in the hope of a reply...
>>
>>My GW caught fire behind the instrument panel and burned some wiring and
>>destroyed the heater control box and panel. All instruments are out, except
>>the ammeter.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced this, and/or, does anyone have any advice on the
>>repair. I have located the instrument panel facia and the heater control
>>box, but have not yet opened up the panel to look at what I assume will be
>>the nightmare inside.
>>
>>Jeep starts and runs fine. A/C and AC fan out, too.
>>
>>I am starting into the project today, and am hopeful of any and all advice,
>>comments, experiences, etc. with the area behind the panel.
>>--
>>Randall Brink
>>Author
>>randallbrink@adelphia.net
>>1970 VW Type 1
>>1975 Mercedes-Benz W115 240D
10-24-2005, 03:21 AM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
10-24-2005, 03:21 AM
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
10-24-2005, 03:21 AM
#28
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
Earle
"wkearney99" <wkearney99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:nvOdnR_Kioyts8TeRVn-gQ@speakeasy.net...
---snippy---
> I've generally found a vehicle that's caught fire is not one worth
keeping.
> Fuel fires being least problematic but electrical ones the worst. If
there
> was something 'wrong enough' about the wiring that the designed system
> couldn't handle via fuses I'm never confident it's going to get solved
> without truly pinning down the problem. So if you're not absolutely sure
> where the problems are you'll probably regret trying to keep it. But hey,
> give it a shot!
>
> -Bill Kearney
>
>
10-24-2005, 04:49 PM
#29
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Re: Fire Damage Repair
It's like a puzzle, and winning a lottery, I don't envy this guy at
all.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
> help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
> Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
> everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
> cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
> a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
>
> Earle
all.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
> help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
> Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
> everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
> cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
> a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
>
> Earle
10-24-2005, 04:49 PM
#30
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Posts: n/a
Re: Fire Damage Repair
It's like a puzzle, and winning a lottery, I don't envy this guy at
all.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
> help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
> Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
> everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
> cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
> a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
>
> Earle
all.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Earle Horton wrote:
>
> I agree with this. One of the first big automotive repairs I was in, was to
> help replace a wiring harness that had burned up in a van. It was a 1970
> Dodge A100, and maybe it was 1975. We did a hell of a good job, and
> everything worked when we were done, but somehow we didn't find the real
> cause. It was back in the shop with a burned up wiring harness in less than
> a month. How many problems like this do you need in one lifetime?
>
> Earle