I was in Redding for the first big show of the year in the 59 going down the street when the car quit and then smoke came out of the speaker grill and from under the hood. luckily I had a quick disconnect on the battery and leaped out in the middle of traffic and discommected which I'm sure saved the car. I suspect it was because I changed to the correct tailpipes and downdraft tube recently and something was too close. The car only has about 250 miles since I did body off total restoration. Now I have to change this loom and repair the others that were touching in the supports under the windshield. The Point of this question is where can I put a fuse link that will protect this system. It is dangerously unfused. Thanks guys
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Re: 59 Ignition loom burnup
You have a 10 ga black wire that connests to the same post of the starter solenoid as the Battery cable. This is the main power feed for the car. Put your fusible link there. remember to use a link that has a 10 Ga. main feed back into the harness. -
Re: 59 Ignition loom burnup
Jeff, When installing a fuseable link in any car, make sure that use fuselink wire, not regular wire, that it is 14 gu. fuselink wire, the fuselink is no longer than 6-8" and you solder both connections and protect them with heat shink tubing. JoeComment
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Re: 59 Ignition loom burnup - cause & cure
Jeff -
Remove your top ignition shield (the main part that covers the distributor and coil) and check very carefully for clearance between the (+) terminal wire connection on your coil and the inside of the shield - the same thing that happened to you happened to me once when that wire terminal shorted against the inside of the ignition shield and instantly fried the harness (same smoke through the defroster duct openings, etc.) before I shut the key off. When you add the fusible link (which I now have too), it should be two gage numbers smaller (in size) or larger (in number) than the circuit feed it protects (i.e., 12 gauge fusible link for a 10 gauge feed, 14 for a 12, 16 for a 14, etc.); this ensures that the link will blow first and protect the harness.
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Re: 59 Ignition loom burnup - cause & cure
Also, make sure of clearence between ballast resistor and throttle linkage and is ground strap. Happened to me.Comment
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