Ok I got a '80 CJ5 and I just droped a '78 360 into it used to have a 258 in Jeepenstine (made from the parts of other dead Jeeps) anyways had it running just fine then I put the fenders back on, put the hood in place and hooked up the wiring for the starter and off-road lights fired it up to adjust the carb everything going good.....Jeep dies?? try to restart and I smell wires burning, look up got smoke, turn key off, disconnect pos. side of battery all is good right stopped it dead in its tracks. Anyway I start looking and the wire that goes to the Pos. side of coil is melted, follow it back find the splice and go the other way. End up at the solenoid, now from the splice it goes to the coil and is spliced again for the resistor and ends up at the solenoid, hard to tell if there was damage prior because now several wires are burned slightly but WTF?? How is it that that is the only wire effected?? is it a bad solenoid, or failed resistor, or coil?? The wire is burned up to the resistor and it is the metal type. This motor is set up for electronic ignition, new everything...could it just be a bad wire?? I am lost some one help I am looking forward to get this beast back on the road.
Thanks:beer:
Thanks:beer:
