So ... I've had my instrument panel (67 coupe) out for a little bit to clean it up, change some bulbs and replace those pesky blue plastic diffusers that were very cloudy. I also put in a brand new voltage regulator - just in case.
Well, today I re-assembled everything, and put it back into the car - connected the cables on the back (speedometer, viper, etc), but when I then put the negative cable back on the battery, smoke suddenly came pouring out from behind the panel.
I hastily unplugged everything, and pulled the instrument panel out to discover that the new voltage regulator had turned a sickly pale o' brown and the wire that connected to the "ign" post on the regulator had melted & was firmly stuck to the voltage regulator.
Anybody know what I did wrong? Or have a pict of the back of their instrument panel so I can see if connected something in the wrong way?
Well, today I re-assembled everything, and put it back into the car - connected the cables on the back (speedometer, viper, etc), but when I then put the negative cable back on the battery, smoke suddenly came pouring out from behind the panel.
I hastily unplugged everything, and pulled the instrument panel out to discover that the new voltage regulator had turned a sickly pale o' brown and the wire that connected to the "ign" post on the regulator had melted & was firmly stuck to the voltage regulator.
Anybody know what I did wrong? Or have a pict of the back of their instrument panel so I can see if connected something in the wrong way?