<VV> Re: wiring harness fires?

[Dave Morris]

My daughter burned her first car to the ground because she bumped the curb 
hard enough while parking it late at night that the battery slid forward 
and contacted the chassis, which caused a fire that burned unseen in the 
engine compartment... unseen until the next morning when she came out to go 
to school!

Dave Morris


At 12:30 PM 1/20/2005 -0500, you wrote:

>i reall doubt that the unfortunate loss of a corvair was due to the wiring
>harness itself, they are new enough yet to have decent wire and insulation 
>, i
>would guess a screw or other  pinch got into  a b+ wire somehow.  not really
>the fault of the harness??i have seen failures due to floor pan screws or 
>other
>easily done mistakes so if you have any electrical symptoms check them 
>out..do
>not let them go. usually you have a warning of somekind  before they get that
>hot. it takes a good forensic man to find the real cause..i have worked with
>them before on car and boat fires.
>regards, tim colson
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