| The Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunday, February 2, 2003. The first BEAUTIFUL day we've had in over two months. 65 degrees, sunny, and a perfect day to give Jezebel a much needed wash and wax. I spent three hours cleaning the "winter" off her skin. About five in the afternoon, I looked up to an absolutely beautiful red sky and thought it would make a beautiful background for some new photos. Jezebel and I drove to the old (now closed) Lincoln County Hospital. This is the story of that day. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Earlier today, Jezebel had been dying on me each time I hit a large bump in the road. It was determined, by Bubba Goedde and myself, that her ignition switch was faulty. I purchased one from Autozone, installed it and was on my way. While taking these pictures, I had turned the key "backwards" to play the sterio while the engine was off. When I looked through the viewfinder, just after taking THIS picture, I saw smoke rolling from every orifice between the grille and the quarter windows. The ignition switch had shorted and Jezebel was on fire. Knowing the fire was electrical, I immediately popped the hood and disconnected the battery, grabbed the fire extenguisher and shot a quick burst of CO2 under the dash. |
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| connector that goes through the firewall from the engine compartment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| back of fuse box connector | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| back of the fuse junction block. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| near the right inner headlamp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Behind the left inner fender | In front of the left inner fender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Behind the instrument cluster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| sorting out wires | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| new primary wire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| un-loomed dash harness (a.k.a. spaghetti) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| fuseable link installed at ignition solenoid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jezebel is finally home. We've spent 22 days apart. Many thanks to Randy Norman of Quality Automotive for finding the final short and helping get her back on the road. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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