This is probably something that can't be diagnosed over the computer, but I thought I'd throw it out there.
I'm working on my 720 diesel. It has a pony engine, and is 6 volt positive ground. It has a new wiring harness, new pony distributor, and new lights, new switches. Last year everything worked great, with all the above parts new.
For Christmas I received new gauges to finish it all off. Hooked them up last weekend. Tonight I reinstalled the battery. When I turn the ignition switch on, to any position it seems, after 15-20 seconds smoke starts coming out of the right side of the dash wiring. (I have the dash unbolted and hanging there). I haven't pin pointed where the smoke came from other than that because I didn't want to leave it on and fry something. Ammeter seemed to work, lights worked, starter will spin. I know youre not supposed to keave the switch on too long on these or you can fry the pony coils, but i dont think i had it on long enough for that yet. I unhooked the battery and quit for the night.
I thought I was careful to follow my wiring harness instructions when reassembling the wiring.
Where do I start looking? Would this be a wire in the wrong spot, or 2 wires touching, or could a loose connection do it? All of the above?
Like I said, I know this is probably an unanswerable question, and I just need to dig in to the wiring. But I'm going to be laying in bed tonight trying to figure out what's wrong. Haha!
I'm working on my 720 diesel. It has a pony engine, and is 6 volt positive ground. It has a new wiring harness, new pony distributor, and new lights, new switches. Last year everything worked great, with all the above parts new.
For Christmas I received new gauges to finish it all off. Hooked them up last weekend. Tonight I reinstalled the battery. When I turn the ignition switch on, to any position it seems, after 15-20 seconds smoke starts coming out of the right side of the dash wiring. (I have the dash unbolted and hanging there). I haven't pin pointed where the smoke came from other than that because I didn't want to leave it on and fry something. Ammeter seemed to work, lights worked, starter will spin. I know youre not supposed to keave the switch on too long on these or you can fry the pony coils, but i dont think i had it on long enough for that yet. I unhooked the battery and quit for the night.
I thought I was careful to follow my wiring harness instructions when reassembling the wiring.
Where do I start looking? Would this be a wire in the wrong spot, or 2 wires touching, or could a loose connection do it? All of the above?
Like I said, I know this is probably an unanswerable question, and I just need to dig in to the wiring. But I'm going to be laying in bed tonight trying to figure out what's wrong. Haha!