<VV> Re: wiring harness fires?

[Ron]

If you've tossed the original battery clamps as superfluous, anything can 
happen and it wasn't designed that way by GM even though Nader would make 
that claim.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Morris" <BigD@DaveMorris.com>
To: <virtualVairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Re: wiring harness fires?


> 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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