Hello all,
So I have spent the summer attempting to convert my first car. To say it was an up and down battle would be an understatement. That being said, I thought I finally had everything working and had the vehicle towed to a shop for certification. The vehicle started fine this morning and I drove it the length of my drive-way to the tow truck (I have been able to drive it around my property for a few weeks now). After arriving at the shop (10 minutes later), the car was dead. After doing a bit of inspecting I realized that the auxiliary battery was low. I borrowed a voltmeter form the shop and it read 2.6V. I had it charged and then everything seemed to work fine. After a few minutes though I began to smell burning. The emergency break cable was melting under the car. I dis-connected the 12V and it stopped. Has something like this ever happened to anybody? Does anyone have any ideas?. The e-break cable got so hot that one of the two cables going to the rear tires won't release anymore. Again, I haven't had this issue before. I strongly suspect that on the way there (it was a bumpy ride) something touched or created a short for the 12V battery. That being said, I don't even know where to start looking. I am gonna take the panel out from under the steering wheel and start there. I was just hoping somebody could shed some light on this or if anybody has some ideas? Thanks in Advance.
So I have spent the summer attempting to convert my first car. To say it was an up and down battle would be an understatement. That being said, I thought I finally had everything working and had the vehicle towed to a shop for certification. The vehicle started fine this morning and I drove it the length of my drive-way to the tow truck (I have been able to drive it around my property for a few weeks now). After arriving at the shop (10 minutes later), the car was dead. After doing a bit of inspecting I realized that the auxiliary battery was low. I borrowed a voltmeter form the shop and it read 2.6V. I had it charged and then everything seemed to work fine. After a few minutes though I began to smell burning. The emergency break cable was melting under the car. I dis-connected the 12V and it stopped. Has something like this ever happened to anybody? Does anyone have any ideas?. The e-break cable got so hot that one of the two cables going to the rear tires won't release anymore. Again, I haven't had this issue before. I strongly suspect that on the way there (it was a bumpy ride) something touched or created a short for the 12V battery. That being said, I don't even know where to start looking. I am gonna take the panel out from under the steering wheel and start there. I was just hoping somebody could shed some light on this or if anybody has some ideas? Thanks in Advance.