Re: Electrical problem - please help!

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

If I were you I would get out the wiring diagram and start at the 
beginning. You are dealing with potential disaster here. Not all 
grounds in the DeLorean are the same. The fans for example are 
grounded when off (OEM). That means the relay(s) are normally closed 
and GROUNDED. Most are normally closed and either feed something or 
they are blank. Crossing wires, which is no doubt what you have 
done, can cause a direct short and possibly a fire, and ruin the 
computers (I not aware of any fused grounds on the DeLorean unless 
you have installed them). Trust me, once a melt down starts you may 
not know what's happening until the wiring harness is toast. If that 
has happened, you may have already created cross shorts in the 
harness and only rewiring or a new harness will allow a proper 
diagnosis. Based on what you have said I would expect that the only 
way power could get to the accessories you mention is through a 
ground(s). So, I'm afraid you may be causing damage, serious damage, 
when the battery is connected. The fans worry me the most. Check 
those out first.

Be careful,
Harold McElraft - 3354




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan C. Benedek <5n-@xxxx>" <5n-
@g...> wrote:
> Last month in attempt to restore my DeLorean, the frame was removed
> and refurbished. Installation of the frame went well and everything
> was re-connected / re-installed. When the battery is connected, it
> sparks a lot, the ground wires burned right off the body panels 
(rear
> panels to frame, front panels to frame). While the ignition is off
> and key is not in, the cooling fans are running, the windshield 
wipers
> are going, and the warning lights on my dash are on. This is all 
with
> no key in the ignition. It seems the body/engine are getting a
> positive feed somehow, but there are no positive wires touching
> anything. If anyone can help me on how to correct this problem, 
please
> E-mail 5n-@xxxxx Thank you so very much.