Looks like the hot red 10 gauge wire to ignition, must have changed over from generator to alternator that put out more amps and heated the wire!
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Originally Posted by OrrieG
For anyone that is thinking using the existing 53 (or older) harness is a good idea take a look. This is one example of what I found, all it needed to do was short to the firewall and bad things would have happened. I found similar problems on the front lighting harnes, rear harness and under the dash. In 80 when I added a fuse panel I checked all the wiring and decided it was OK, guess 30+ more years takes it toll.
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