AJ123

Pulled in driveway puff of smoke no start. Turned out it is the first picture, wire under the battery box melted after the fusible link. Replaced wire. found relays with nasty wires exposed replaced all relays. Didn't use fusible link used fuse. Engine started right up ran for 20 minutes and turned it off. An hour later came out to start it blew 3 s
Fuses when key was turned on, Checked wiring nothing I could find. replaced fuse with fusible link turned key plug that has pencil eraser up against it smoked and burnt plug. Still under battery box. Anyone know what that plug goes to.

AJ123

relay I thought may have caused short
all relays and pigtails replaced

AJ123

http://www.corvetteforum.guru/module...post_id=266428

After first repair with fuse

AJ123

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AJ123

Help please

SELLC

Your melted wires are the result of a short.

Where it's from I could not tell you, however getting a wire diagram and tracing it back to the effected componet will be in order.

You can order Factory Service Manuals, Chilton's or do what most people with internet access do and buy an online subscription to AllData for your year and model.

I can't make out heads or tales from the photos you have posted, but it seems from what you're saying there is defiantly a short in the circuit. A repair should be as simple as fixing the short and running new cable. Just take it easy and get a manual of some sort.

AJ123

Thanks I am using the factory electrical service Manuel..
The pencil is at two plugs I don't recognise. The discoloration is from the fire that started there..
I am trying to find out where they go from there

Seriously thank you
Steve

WVZR-1

If you have the FSM look in the 8A-201-2 and pages close to that and see if you can ID the component. Look specifically for C100 in the adjacent pages. Look also on 8A-201-6. It's difficult to relate your snapshot to very specific components with just the detail in your snapshot,

I can post those images if you want comments from users. You tell me the pages and mention the component names.

Here's a teaser:



The C100 would have 2 wire bundles going to it. 1 is 25+ and the other maybe 15+. Look on 8A-202-0

AJ123

Thanks
Book is at shop right now. I will get those sections
Steve

AJ123

This so far where j connect to m and A is where the first wire orange wire toasted

will be checking c 100

WVZR-1

Look at 8A-10-0 the only fusible link that turn into ORANGE from the battery is to the relays (FP, MAF), OPS, ECM. Look to the left side of the wiring schematic for those. All of the rest of the links in that vicinity go to RED wires for Voltage.

Since you've posted a scanned image I guess you've got the FSM in hand. Do you need me to post an image of where I mean?

AJ123

[ATTACH]48009891 relays and pigtails[/ATTACH]

page 8a201 6

The melted wire the first one to melt is fusible link J where it connects to fusible link A & M. One of those wires shut off power to fuel pump. When I repaired them. replaced plugs and pigtails to mass burn off relays.
Page 8a 201-3 replaced relays and pig tails

page 8A 201 2 replaced coolant fan relay & pig tail, all wires looked degraded

Repaired wire j & M &a put 30 fuse in line engine started and ran fine

an hour later each time the key was turned fuse blue
took that off replaced with fusible link turned key smoke fire
plug c309 or c308which I believe is in picture with pencil is what melted
cant get in there right now

Is this better

AJ123

If you have time

thanks for help

writing lesson plans for school tomorrow. Hell of a head ache

SELLC

I think once you get into there you'll see the short. Probably a degraded connector that has allowed the terminals to touch or something simple like that.

I think you're heading in the right direction, and getting into that connector looks like the next step.

AJ123

Thanks I was so frustrated.
Trying to read plug number on page 8a 202 4
C309
Can you make that out

SELLC

I don't have the factory service manual for your model, so I cant speak to page 8a 202 4, we use Mitchells On Demand because we get quite a few different cars come in for service.

I'd just keep digging into wherever that wire goes to and from. It's bound to be there!

WVZR-1

C309 is inside car see 201-6 It's no where near where you're working.

Do you have the left fender panel removed from the car? Take a couple snapshots of the vicinity not close-ups so it's easier maybe to visualize where you're "pointing". How many wires to the connector your eraser tip is on?

AJ123

Thanks
I am looking at the area under the battery box..I guess there isn't a diagram showing those plugs.

Thanks for pointing that out. At least I can eliminate that.

WVZR-1

I understand where you're looking - just remove the fender panel and get some snapshots. The loose connector in the other snapshot you removed from where? It looks like it might have been intended to have been on one of the tails of an OE/GM positive cable. Did you replace it with anything in particular. The first part of your thread seems to be a tough read.

"CROWZ" has I think an '87 and maybe he'll stop by.

AJ123

If your talking about the Orange wire that is melted it is back to original

Work starts today so I can't get to the vet it is in my friends shop.
Hope to have time sat. thanks