Had a battery cable short to the exhaust, filled
the car with smoke, melted the side post out of the
battery and put itself out. Dumb luck.....?
Location: Burnsville MN-Moving to Kalispell MT. in June 20111
Posts: 886
My VIN: 2691
Had a battery cable short to the exhaust, filled
the car with smoke, melted the side post out of the
battery and put itself out. Dumb luck.....?
Location: Northern NJ
Posts: 8,583
My VIN: 10757 1st place Concourse 1998
There is no fusible link so if the brown wires going to the alternator or the wires to the starter get melted from the hot parts nearby you can get an electrical fire. One of the ways to figure out what caused the fire is to find out what, if any, service was last done. Or if anyone saw the area where the fire originated.
David Teitelbaum
Location: FL
Posts: 948
My VIN: Early
Definitely dumb luck.
Found the picture of the remains of my cable.Screenshot_20190425-183356.jpg
Found the easiest remedy. https://www.amazon.com/Bussmann-CB18.../dp/B00139FQSS
Last edited by 81dmc; 04-25-2019 at 07:37 PM.
Early 81 5spd conversion- DMCH Ground Effects, Double Din, Custom Instrument Cluster, QA1 Suspension, 3.0 PRV with MS3
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
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Location: FL
Posts: 948
My VIN: Early
There's a lot more clearance with factory exhaust manifolds. Now when you get headers....
Early 81 5spd conversion- DMCH Ground Effects, Double Din, Custom Instrument Cluster, QA1 Suspension, 3.0 PRV with MS3
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
2006 Dodge Magnum R/T (D/D)
2010 Camaro SS (Transformers Edition)