mfg date 04/83

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The wire from the Trans to the body near the spare tire area is smoking evertime I try and start it, where would I start to look to find what would be causing this? I looked for bare wires that might be grounding stuff out but I'm at a loss.............

Not sure which wire you mean,but,I would start by making sure the ENGINE is well grounded.

Not sure which wire you mean,but,I would start by making sure the ENGINE is well grounded.

 

It is grounded in two places

 

Jeff

:lol:BURN IT DOWN... DOWN TO THE GWOUND!!!:lol:

Pretty sure you are talking about the trans/body ground wire.

 

If nothing bad happens w/the key in the run position,but only while cranking the engine,it is a sure sign of a faulty engine ground(may look OK).

 

I would test the main engine ground by disconnecting the smoking wire and putting a voltmeter between battery - and the engine block.Should be no more than 0.5V while cranking.

 

If that doesn`t find a problem,I would unplug all electrical items from the trans and see if the smoking wire is still overloaded.

 

Might want to look at the battery/body ground too.

Stupid answer, but have you checked the starter wire?

Those things make a hell of a smoke show when they ground out. (Those from the BRAT know what I'm talking about.)

 

Otherwise have you checked out your tranny wires?

To me, smoke is usually caused by a hot wire gounding out and destroying the insulation.

You might try running a bare ground strap from the tranny to the body and see if it gets hot under the conditions you see smoke.

 

Also, as was suggested, try new ground straps.

 

Twitch