1986 Smoking steering column
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1986 Smoking steering column
Your timing on the 92 steeering colum not have been more perfect! I have an 86 where the steering column started to smoke and the engine died when I made a right turn. I have just bought all new parts for the column and did not know that the buzzer switch was broken until I saw the picture. I had the clip in hand and didn't know where it went. thanks again!!!!
Back to the smoke issue. Can any one give me a reason why the steering column would smoke? All the parts I removed look good and there are no frayed wires and the column is tight?
I haven't put it back together yet (weekend project)
Am I getting ready to treat the symptom and not the cause? Should I be looking somewhere else? Maybe a loose ground wire? Any help would be appreciated.
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Back to the smoke issue. Can any one give me a reason why the steering column would smoke? All the parts I removed look good and there are no frayed wires and the column is tight?
I haven't put it back together yet (weekend project)
Am I getting ready to treat the symptom and not the cause? Should I be looking somewhere else? Maybe a loose ground wire? Any help would be appreciated.
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From: Orange Park Fl
Re: 1986 Smoking steering column (Kens86)
Have spent a few nights surfing the forum on electrical issues. This prompted me to spend more time looking in the engine compartment. What I found was that the positive cable for the battery had come out of the holder clip on the vacuum unit and chaffed away its shielding on the steering column.
I have become master of the obvious and now have a steering column with all new parts. (none of them needed of course !!!)
Anyway - maybe my lesson will help someone else if this ever happens to them. :bb :bb [QUOTE] I have become master of the obvious
I have become master of the obvious and now have a steering column with all new parts. (none of them needed of course !!!)
Anyway - maybe my lesson will help someone else if this ever happens to them. :bb :bb [QUOTE] I have become master of the obvious
