Small Pre- Easter Fire

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   I went to start up my jeep Friday night so I could load it on to a trailer and take it to my inlaw's farm for the weekend. Immediately after pushing on the foot switch, there was a nice warm glow coming from under the dash, then the smoke started and embers started falling as the wires burned. I jumped out and grabbed the extinguisher but by then it started to die down and eventually burned itself out. Best I can tell, the wires shorted out on the bracket, not sure how. Anyway, took out the fried amp gauge, cut back the burned wires, checked everything, connected the wires without the amp gauge, taped it up like crazy and it ran like a champ all weekend. 

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Alpine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 04 Oct. 2012 Location: Katy,TX Status: Offline Points: 530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alpine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Small Pre- Easter Fire Posted: 17 Apr. 2017 at 6:50pm
	I went to start up my jeep Friday night so I could load it on to a trailer and take it to my inlaw's farm for the weekend. Immediately after pushing on the foot switch, there was a nice warm glow coming from under the dash, then the smoke started and embers started falling as the wires burned. I jumped out and grabbed the extinguisher but by then it started to die down and eventually burned itself out. Best I can tell, the wires shorted out on the bracket, not sure how. Anyway, took out the fried amp gauge, cut back the burned wires, checked everything, connected the wires without the amp gauge, taped it up like crazy and it ran like a champ all weekend.

Stev Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member Joined: 27 July 2016 Location: Cincinnati Status: Offline Points: 2391	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stev Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Apr. 2017 at 7:25pm
	Awesome that you did not burn the Jeep up. Did you have the system fused or any in line circuit breakers?
	Stev 1946 CJ2A Trail Jeep (The Saint), 1948 CJ2A Lefty Restored

Alpine Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 04 Oct. 2012 Location: Katy,TX Status: Offline Points: 530	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alpine Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 Apr. 2017 at 1:09am
	No fuses or anything. But im seriously considering it now.