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Jim Lombardi
Jim Lombardi Posted on Jan 30, 2014
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Smoke around steering wheel area - Ignition switch ??

I had the radio on and smoke started coming from the area of the steering wheel.

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It could be the key switch or the wiring for the turn signal switch.

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    could be lots of things, looking will find it, look for the burn marks and BINGO. guessing is a waste, look , find, see, discover truth. its just wiring, can can just be a burned connnector. (corrossion) or the wires to the ignition switch.

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Id have already took it apart and found what smoked.
and why. ID the the actual wire , conn, or switch that smoked
then see if someone put the wrong fuse in that circuit. (bigger is bad)
its and old car, expect stuff like this, and more to follow.....
entropy , always wins...

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