My Bronco caught fire

[TA_Bronco96]

My 96 Bronco caught fire between the starter relay on the fender wall and the alternator. Any idea what would cause this? Bad battery or bad relay?

Thanks!

 

[BroncoJoe19]

My 96 Bronco caught fire between the starter relay on the fender wall and the alternator. Any idea what would cause this? Bad battery or bad relay?
Thanks!

Not your battery.

My guess is that it was a short.

I also guess that the wires are burnt up in that area, and that you are going to have to replace them all. When you do, you will replace whatever was the cause of the problem, OR you will find that it was your starter relay, and that it no longer works, so you will replace that, OR perhaps it was a short in the alternator, which won't be working and you'll have to replace it.

Hope not too much got burnt, and things go easily for you.

joe

 

[miesk5]

yo;

some more info;

"fires allegedly caused by the Ford Alternator. Ford uses a plug connector and not the conventional attachment. Investigators think that this plug connector develops high resistance over time and becomes even more dangerous when it is removed and reconnected..."

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IAR Connector Burn Up; "...Due to a design flaw from the factory these units are prone to burn up. When replacing these units it is very easy to spread the wiring harness connectors. When this occurs, an electrical arcing takes place and will burn out the unit and harness. Due to excessive heat buildup at the output terminals the original plug is usually brittle and cracked, this is not something distinguishable by the ***** eye. Chances are it is damaged and not useable. You will notice that OCA IAR units come with a brand new wire plug and installed with dielectric grease..."

Source: by mrreman.com via web.archive.org

Fusible Link, Bronco & Ford; there is a fuse link between the starter relay and alternator

Source: by Chilton via AutoZone

did the Link burn or was it da alt.'s connector damaged?