Date:         Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:12:33 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: FW: Wiring trouble- 1985
Comments: To: Geneva Saint-Amour <genevasaintamour@hotmail.com>
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You need to know exactly why the wire cooked before you can safely fix
this I think. The black wire attaches to one end of fuse 12 and some
part of the power goes through the fuse but not the main power that goes
to the engine compartment. That important part of the power HAS NO FUSE
along its path and so a short to ground causes wiring to melt, like you
saw. I suspect your switch has cooked as well. My warning above is that
if the short is still there and you replace the switch you might cook
the wiring again and cook the new switch.

Mark

Geneva Saint-Amour wrote:
>
>
> Yes.  That is the one that cooked and that I replaced.  Could the
> ignition switch be bad?  Not to appear stupid but I'm assuming that the
> ignition switch should be proving power through that black wire to fuse
> 12?  Neither the switch connection or the fuse have power.   Thanks for
> the advice
>
>