Starting fail
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Wilton Ca.
Spike,
While I dropped out, I was still following your thread. Glad to hear about your success, and all you've learned!
I know the feeling of satisfaction you're probably experiencing and I admire you're tenacity.
Gary
While I dropped out, I was still following your thread. Glad to hear about your success, and all you've learned!
I know the feeling of satisfaction you're probably experiencing and I admire you're tenacity.
Gary
Team Owner
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Sitting in his Nowhere land Hanover Pa
2024 C2 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
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Glad you got it running on your own. That has to be the biggest sigh of relief anyone can get after going through what you did. Regardless if any of the tips I gave you worked. I think you learned a lot from all this. One day you will look back and laugh. Or cry One of the two 
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2007
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Army
You prob could have just pulled the wiper motor fuse, but, no...the motor shouldn't smoke and its odd the fuse didn't blow if something is shorted - give the wiring a good physical inspection anyway. Note and repair any pinched, corroded or damaged wires...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: Florida
It runs!
It sounds terrific!
I thank everybody who offered their knowledge and time. I had to learn a more about ignition but it seems so obvious now. Good teachers make smarter students.
The distributor was 180 out and I feel really stupid that it took 70 some posts to get it thru my thick skull. But man I learned a lot.
On the smoke: it's coming from the wiper motor. I watched it closely and disconnected the 3 leads that power the unit. No smoke. I dont know why the wiper motor is wired hot without the activating the switch. It looks like I've got to pull the wiper motor later but for now the leads are taped up and I'm buying Rainex. Anyone know more about this?
It sounds terrific!
I thank everybody who offered their knowledge and time. I had to learn a more about ignition but it seems so obvious now. Good teachers make smarter students.
The distributor was 180 out and I feel really stupid that it took 70 some posts to get it thru my thick skull. But man I learned a lot.
On the smoke: it's coming from the wiper motor. I watched it closely and disconnected the 3 leads that power the unit. No smoke. I dont know why the wiper motor is wired hot without the activating the switch. It looks like I've got to pull the wiper motor later but for now the leads are taped up and I'm buying Rainex. Anyone know more about this?
Did you possibly connect the wiper/fan blower ground to the + terminal?
See if it has 12V on it.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 2,838
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From: Florida
Here's the post I was recalling that this is a possibility:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...the-cause.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...the-cause.html
