Electrical….uh…problems.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Tuttle OK
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Electrical….uh…problems.
They always take forever to find and about .03 nano seconds to fix. Case in point;
Sometime in late November, I developed a short in my dome light circuit. I mean a fuse popping as soon as it’s put in type of short. I have been jacking with this since then – followed wires all over the old summabitch, until now.
While tracing wires unsuccessfully yesterday and reminding my wife that just cause I was cussin and throwin stuff didn’t mean I wasn’t having fun, I discovered that some dumb *** had dropped a screw into the lighter socket causing the short…I would kick his *** except I’m older now and I’m not sure I can still kick myself that high up…
btw, the lighter socket is on the same circut @ domes on an '80...
Sometime in late November, I developed a short in my dome light circuit. I mean a fuse popping as soon as it’s put in type of short. I have been jacking with this since then – followed wires all over the old summabitch, until now.
While tracing wires unsuccessfully yesterday and reminding my wife that just cause I was cussin and throwin stuff didn’t mean I wasn’t having fun, I discovered that some dumb *** had dropped a screw into the lighter socket causing the short…I would kick his *** except I’m older now and I’m not sure I can still kick myself that high up…
btw, the lighter socket is on the same circut @ domes on an '80...
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Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
Have your wife kick that dumbass's *** for you, I'm sure she would be more than happy to. 
also have someone take pics.........so we can see... 
also have someone take pics.........so we can see... Now that is funny, I don't care who you are. I laughed out loud and the wife wanted to know what it was. So I showed it to her and she got a chuckle out of it too.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Tuttle OK
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Originally Posted by Older Than Dirt
Have your wife kick that dumbass's *** for you, I'm sure she would be more than happy to. also have someone take pics.........so we can see...
also have someone take pics.........so we can see... 
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From: Carbondale Pa.
Yeah,,, me 2
Originally Posted by EDDIEJ82
Don't feel bad I did the same thing, except mine was a dime instead of a screw. It's amazing how perfectly and camoflauged that dime fit in there, almost impossible to see.
, much easier to find the second time tho. Peace,,, Craig 
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Le Mans Master
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From: Sewell NJ
Lonnie, don't throw that screw away. It's the very rare OEM short inducer screw and it's not manufactured anymore. You can probably put it on E-Bay and get thousands for it. Hell, just take it to Barret Jackson and you'll probably get enough to buy a new C6. 
