georgeyv
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Evening all -
Just switched out my indicator and headlight relay for replacement units (from gsf) - I took the fuse box down, removed the old ones and put the new ones in place. At the same time I removed 2 wires from the fusebox that went to nowhere (I think from a previous stereo and air con units) - when I refitted the fusebox everything was as it should be until I stuck the earth strap back on the battery- there were sparks as I connected them, not hugely unusual but this bus doesn't usually do that so after a few seconds i pulled the earth off and looked in the cab - full of smoke! I absolutely cacked myself and got my extinguisher ready. After a minute or so it cleared up and I inspected what had happened. It seems that the wiring from
The fusebox to the headlight switch has totally burnt out and melted a couple of
Others near it. The headlights worked fine before and fuses were all good.
Could this be the relay? Or have I knocked something and it's shorted?
Cheers for any advice... George.
Just switched out my indicator and headlight relay for replacement units (from gsf) - I took the fuse box down, removed the old ones and put the new ones in place. At the same time I removed 2 wires from the fusebox that went to nowhere (I think from a previous stereo and air con units) - when I refitted the fusebox everything was as it should be until I stuck the earth strap back on the battery- there were sparks as I connected them, not hugely unusual but this bus doesn't usually do that so after a few seconds i pulled the earth off and looked in the cab - full of smoke! I absolutely cacked myself and got my extinguisher ready. After a minute or so it cleared up and I inspected what had happened. It seems that the wiring from
The fusebox to the headlight switch has totally burnt out and melted a couple of
Others near it. The headlights worked fine before and fuses were all good.
Could this be the relay? Or have I knocked something and it's shorted?
Cheers for any advice... George.