You have all ready received the most likely source of your problem. It
reminds me of a problem that an old roommate had with a late 70;s Datsun
minitruck.
His truck would have intermittent stuck throttle cables, usually when he was
out on the road at night going fast. Sustained use of high beams without a
ground strap caused the same problems you observed.
Erich
----- Original Message -----
From: <RGGAMMA@aol.com>
To: <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 4:34 PM
Subject: Where there is smoke there is ####
> OK you guys, this is a good one.......
>
> The Tiger is a little hard to start cause flooded it. So I had to crank
the
> starter for an extended period of time. I happened to have the hood open
at
> the time at I observed smoke with a burning insulation smell coming up
from
> the right side just in line with the top of the steering wheel. I right
> quick turned off the ignition and went to investigate the source of the
smoke.
>
> It was coming from the plastic lining in the throttle cable!!!!! I took
off
> the throttle cable and the inner wire was frozen (melted) in the outer
> sheath. The wire itself was very hot and turned blue. There was no
wiring
> under the dash even close to the cable or pedal arm. Nothing in the
engine
> compartment was touching the cable.
> ???????????Watzzzzzzzzzup. Only happens when key is in the start
position.
> No problems in the run position. Only happens on extended cranking of the
> starter circuit. HELP!!!!
>
> Cheers
> Smokn' Gunny
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