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Small fire
I was driving home tonight,flicked the lights on.And there was a small fire under the dash.Any ideas.
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear. HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/21 20:24:37
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Have you replaced the headlight lamps lately? Putting 100w ones in by mistake, coupled with wrong size fuse will cook your wires
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/21 20:25:59
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Could also be a loose connection or 'hot joint' in the wiring causing high resistance/ melted cables and components.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/21 20:30:29
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But the strange part is, it never blew a fuse.
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear. HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/21 23:10:11
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smallvan
But the strange part is, it never blew a fuse.
If all your fuses are the correct current rating then I would guess high resistance connections with wiring/ components. Which section of the loom caught alight?
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/21 23:30:18
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Dimmer resistor caught alight? very common....
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/22 10:19:20
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Seems all to familiar with old escort wiring, particularly when others have messed around with it in the past. My best advice is a power isolation switch that you can access in the car. An extinguisher is a handy tool too. Some might say overkill, and if your wiring is in good unmolested condition it's probably not needed, but you'd be amazed at how quickly a fire can take hold.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/22 16:07:51
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this may have been creeping up for some time, oxidised connectors would cause high resistance,
cooking your wiring, you need to replace damaged wire from it's origin, to where damage ends,
also new connectors, me thinks.!!
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/22 22:24:05
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Sorry to hear about the electrical drama, really can't help with a diagnosis. I'm with escortinadriver though, an electrical cut off is good insurance, I've mounted a 'ripcord' under the seat just in case..... Good luck with it Drew............
post edited by Drewdog - 2014/02/22 22:28:19
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/23 10:50:23
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This is what caught alight 
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear. HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/23 12:32:02
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What is the Size of Crook Part, Length/Diameter
are the connector wires to the part burnt,?? are there connectors on the end of the wires ,
or do they go back into the loom.?? Looks like a Ballast/Resistor, me thinks.!! what colour/s
are the connector wires, looks like, Red/Blk?? … SEE POST, MK2 INDICATOR WOES. see post
by davus, click blue link and receive wiring diagram you can use on your computer screen,
Courtesy of davus.!!
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/23 12:42:58
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The bit that is burnt is brown and its 60cm long, and it goes into a plug thats blue/red and a black/silver wire
UNDERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the front of the car. OVERSTEER is when you hit the wall with the rear. HORSEPOWER is how fast you hit the wall. TORQUE is how far you take the wall with you.
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Re: Small fire
2014/02/23 17:57:26
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As I suggested earlier dimmer resistor! Delete the resistor altogether it's not like escort dash lights are blindingly bright and need dimming. I deleted it in all my escorts.
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