Topic: a/c heater wire smoked
in Forum: C3 Electrical

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What all did you change, exactly? Did any o f it require modifying the wiring harness?
Do you have, or can you get some pics of the wiring that is melting? Is it buring under the dash, or out under the hood?
Something is obviously not right....I wouldn't keep tempting fate by just replacing the burnt wiring without finding and correcting the problem.
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Where did you Install the fuse before the relay or after. The 79 basic diagram does not show the high speed relay for AC. but for a 1980 the Red or Org power wire should come from a fusible link at the starter to a splice point then to the relay. something is wrong that the fusible link did not protect the wires. to draw that much current it has to be a direct short to ground. It should be at the relay because in low,med relay deenergized you use the same circuit to the blower and would be protected by the 25 amp AC fuse.
Joel do you have a diagram that shoes the 79 AC circuit ?

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Ed zachary what I was thinkin....direct short at the blower motor.
The resistor does control fan speed for low, low medium, and medium speeds. The high speed works directly from the relay.

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