Why not cook marshmallows on my under dash fire?

dkbug said
Sorry for the delay. It's a 70 dart swinger originally a /6 car and a 3-spd on the tree. I put a 440/727 in it and can't get it to turn over by key.

Here are a few pictures. My question is is there any safety switches that prevent your ignition switch to work? I do not have my oil pressure sensor and temp sensor plugged in since I'm running aftermarket gauges.

Here are a few pictures of the damage.

THANK you. See that's all we want, enough info to actually see what you see and have "some idea."

I have bad news. Judging from the photo, there is only one thing to do............Drop the column, pull the cluster and tear the dash apart, and strip out the entire under-dash harness. This is not as bad as it sounds. When I was young, I could do that in 2-3 hours. Nowadays, it would take me all of a day.

WHY? Because when you get meltage like that the wiring in the harness often gets internally shorted together. "Anything" can happen after that

..........and go from there. The way I see it your choices are

1.......Strip out the harness, stretch it out on a bench / plywood, and mark everything. Cut it open and tape it so it stays in place. Physically inspect for insulation damage, and replace the wiring that is affected. Repair other problems, and inspect and repair all connectors

2.......Buy yourself a replacement factory harness from "somewhere" like year one

3.......Find a good used harness and deal with that.

4......Buy an aftermarket harness like Painless........'n many others and just plain start over.

I never said it would be easy.

Be sure to read this article

http://www.madelectrical.com/electricaltech/amp-gauges.shtml

Which is not only a great read and summary of the problems these girls face, but also explains the basic power distribution

You have a shop manual? You can download them, free, here

http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?p=1970088617

and here

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=31

Also, from MyMopar, are somewhat simplified, but not always complete or correct diagrams. They are sometimes easier to follow

http://www.mymopar.com/index.php?pid=24