Most Common Causes 60-66 Electrical Fire

[LostMy65]

I searched and didn't find a dedicated thread for 60-66 trucks as to the most likely location for an electrical fire.

I know the ammeter has been one that has been mentioned, but where are some of the other likely locations?

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The following is posts from another thread that prompted me to start this thread:

Originally Posted by LT1 Burb

If it looks good I would buy it, nothing wrong with old wiring if it isn't corroded.

Originally Posted by MikeS.

I feel just the opposite. Old wiring is OLD and can be dangerous. Look at my gallery, you'll find a pic where one of the wires burned through the insulation and through the electrical tape. I bought an American autowire complete rewire kit off of eBay for about $450 a pretty cheap investment if you ask me.
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Originally Posted by LT1 Burb

I disagree, if there is no bad connections and the connections are good and tight and the wire is not damaged than it is good to go.

Originally Posted by LostMy65

Here's what I'm doing...

I tore out all the wiring.
Cleaned up the main wiring and only ran the absolutely necessary items.
I will not hook up any additional items to the original wiring.
I bought one of these http://www.summitracing.com/parts/BSS-15600-10-20/
All additional wiring will be routed through that.

Originally Posted by Raked 64

I installed a Painless kit. It is worth every penny and made for the truck. I wouldn't want to worry about an electrical issue on a truck that nice..

Just my opinion though. I tend to overkill most things.

Originally Posted by LostMy65

I agree.
Although I do put a lot of stock in Markb01's opinion. He talks about the numerous heat and cold cycles the wiring has gone through over the last 40 years. He also mentions that certain stock wires for certain items are under sized.
Also, the ammeter wiring has a history of fires.
That's why I went the route I'm going; only the necessary items for the original harness, and new wires and fuse block as I hook new things up.
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Originally Posted by LostMy65

I think we all have to make decisions based off what we can afford do at the time.
Of course we can't afford an electrical fire.
It's funny when we were kids the biggest priority was cool wheels.
Now I'd say brakes and electrical should be first. With steering and suspension being right up there too.
So, the first thing I did was split my brake lines.
Then I tore into the electrical. I walked myself through each wire's route. There isn't much to the wiring on these trucks. I am confident that my 'refurbished' wiring is good until I can afford a new kit.
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Originally Posted by LostMy65

I will surely upgrade to a top reputable wiring harness in the next couple years.
Right now I have more time than money

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