Bad connection either btw the male and female parts, or more likely where
the terminal is crimped on the wire.  Gotta fix it.  Those big red wires
carry the whole load for the panel.

d

At 16:27 8/17/2000, Woody Halsey wrote:
>The insulator around the connection to one of the main feeds (fat red wire)
>into the bottom, middle of the fuse box mleted this morning. Terrible
>smell. No other symptoms.
>
>Any ideas on what could have caused this alarming turn of events? I am off
>on a long trip. Please pray for me, and send suggestioons to my personal
>address. nbot back on list yet.

David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"