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I ended up cutting out the entire melted wire. I ran a new 14 gauge from that ground point on the steering column through the relay and bypassed the white quick disconnect then added it to the same ground bolt under the dash.
I took my time checking out all the other wires it touched while melting, luckily it didn't melt anything else, it only left plastic residue over everything. It's crazy how hot that wire must have gotten, towards the end when I was removing it, the copper was so brittle that it was crumbling just touching it.
Crazy thing is, that relay it touches is for the blinker, weird that it took this path from the starter. Back in high school I remember something about electricity taking the path of least resistance...I guess that was it!
Anyway, I appreciate all the help and input, especially bmwman91. The car is back up and running good, now I need to get this e36 steering rack aligned and I'll be good to go. Thanks!
I ended up cutting out the entire melted wire. I ran a new 14 gauge from that ground point on the steering column through the relay and bypassed the white quick disconnect then added it to the same ground bolt under the dash.
I took my time checking out all the other wires it touched while melting, luckily it didn't melt anything else, it only left plastic residue over everything. It's crazy how hot that wire must have gotten, towards the end when I was removing it, the copper was so brittle that it was crumbling just touching it.
Crazy thing is, that relay it touches is for the blinker, weird that it took this path from the starter. Back in high school I remember something about electricity taking the path of least resistance...I guess that was it!
Anyway, I appreciate all the help and input, especially bmwman91. The car is back up and running good, now I need to get this e36 steering rack aligned and I'll be good to go. Thanks!
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