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American Cars \  My Caprice....plus I need some electrical help?

My Caprice....plus I need some electrical help?

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mindlissmetalfab   +1y
I built this car a couple weeks ago cuz I got sick of having nothing to drive. Just a simple bag job. Lays front crossmember on a 27" tire with stock spindles and inner fenders.


I'm having some problems with the electrical system, mainly the power door locks and power seats. They worked fine for a couple weeks now they took a shit on me. I looked in the owners manual and they are on the same 30A circuit breaker in the fuse panel. So I went to pull it out and it was hot to the touch, even with the car off for like 5 hours. So I pulled it out and tried it in the power window spot and it works fine. so its not the breaker itself. When I plug it back into the other spot, the locks and seats work for like 10 seconds then it craps out and gets all hot again. I checked both door jams for broken wires and couldn't find anything. Not sure what else to look at?
bigjon   +1y
check for broken or cut wires under the seats
mindlissmetalfab   +1y
yeah I had all that apart and the seats out when I did the air ride though, since all my gauge lines and valve wires are run through the interior. And I was really careful to route it all cleanly and out of any pinch points. And its all run together with all the stock wiring. But I guess its worth checking out again. Just seeing if there might be any other obvious things I'm missing.
TEEBAGGINNN   +1y
Did all of your wiring have shielding on it?
mindlissmetalfab   +1y
yeah its all insulated wires and its loomed.
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