[Healeys] Chasing Electrical Short

[Michael Salter]

Hi Bob,
I have had that proble3m before and I would suggest that you take a close
look at the ignition light socket.The originals were isolated from ground
but most harness manufacturers don't recognize that and use the same socket
as the dash illumination lights.

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 12:37 PM, Bob Johnson <bjsbj8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have just refinished the wooden dash panel on my BJ8 and put everything
> back together again. According to the wiring diagram and the pics I took as
> I went along, everything is hooked up as before. Now I have a dead short
> somewhere and I can't find it. A few years back I added an inline fuse
> between the starter solenoid and the regulator (now just a buss since neg
> ground conversion.) Car was doing fine before project. Now the fuse blows
> when I turn the battery switch on. Not that it is revalent but hte fuse is
> a Buss 35A. Had my wife look as I turned the batt switch and she saw a
> flash in the fuse holder when I turned the switch. Sounds to me like a hot
> wire is going to ground, but I don't see it. Anyone have any ideas of what
> to do next? Is there a way to chase it with an ohmmeter?
>
> Bob Johnson
> BJ8
> _