Archived Dash Fire

[kenny61]

96 2500 club cab- installed gauges the other day (pyro and boost) power from cigarette lighter lights from behind headlight switch. road test everything ok. Next day start truck drive down road rear brake line rusted out. ... park truck..... drop fuel tank replace brake lines and rusty fuel lines replace dead sending unit in tank while i got it out. put truck back together and start truck. was wondering why my cigarette was smoking so much until i realized it was pouring out from under the dash... shut truck off disconnect batteries find melted / burned wires... . wire that is toast is grey with black tracer # 3 on ignition switch connector manual says it for brake system warning lights wire melted all the way from ignition witch to connector on firewall to pass into engine compartment ( may be toast in engine compartment too but havent checked yet) is anyone else had this problem and if yes what caused it? im gonna order a new harness tomorrow but i dont want to put it in just to have it fry again... . help, help me please... ... ... . :{

 

[kenny61]

cut out burnt wire no more shorts but no more idiot light to tell me it aint got no brakes guess i can live with it but sure would like to know what caused it