steve91tt Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I did a very stupid thing. I dropped a bolt and shorted out the little box on the firewall near the heater hoses. When I started the car and went for a test drive it got so hot that the wires glowed red and smoked! I thought I was going to burn the car down. I've looked all over the FSM and I can't figure out what this little box does. Anyone know? I guess at this point I have to unwrap the wiring harness and see how bad the damage is. I'm thinking that I should check my fusible links as well. I thought that they were supposed to burn out when a short like this happens. I've only had the car a couple of weeks. Still working out what the PO did to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve91tt Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Got it. It's the throttle opener relay. I was doing a round top conversion and forgot I was using the 1972 FSM. It's in the 1973 edition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Round top conversion, Can you elaborate a little? buddy of mine just picked up a set of SU's for his 260, to replace his hitachi's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve91tt Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Round top conversion, Can you elaborate a little? buddy of mine just picked up a set of SU's for his 260, to replace his hitachi's I picked up a set from Ztherapy to replace my flat tops. I got them hooked up in a couple of hours. The car ran great (until the electrical thing). Pretty much plug and play. Do you have a specific question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Round top conversion, Can you elaborate a little? buddy of mine just picked up a set of SU's for his 260, to replace his hitachi's They are all SU's, they are all made by Hitachi. SOME SU's are made by Skinner's Union, but those are usually found on British cars. Not all flat tops are even that crappy, but any USDM ones (that haven't been gutted and re configured) pretty much are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.