Here I go again. I just put a motor in my 81" Z28. About five days ago my headlights, stereo, and all interior lights went out at the same time. Now the car was running fine and i had no blown fuses. The signal lights and brake lights were still working. Two days ago I tried to leave the house the other day and I turned my alarm off stuck the keys in the ignition and didn't get any sound at all. I lifted the hood to see if I'd had a loose battery cable. I'd left the key turned on in the car after I tried to crank it again and I looked under the hood and there was smoke coming from behind the brake booster. I don't have any idea about electrical problems and i'm asking for the help of some other team camaro members. This is very frustrating

Its sounds like the main igniton wire from starter/solenoid to the wiring block on the fire wall... Which connects to the interior fuse block..

if it was still smoking when the key was in the "on" position maybe it was the coil wire, or the main power wire coming into the harness. but if there was a short in that wire i figure it would've popped a fuse, whereas the starter wire wouldn't.

will, if you saw smoke something melted. pull the connectors off the firewall and start inspecting the harness. i think you'll be able to see where the problem is. and get a multimeter and start investigating, you'll find your dead wires.

If that is the problem what do you think that I would have to replace?

if it was still smoking when the key was in the "on" position maybe it was the coil wire, or the main power wire coming into the harness. but if there was a short in that wire i figure it would've popped a fuse, whereas the starter wire wouldn't.

will, if you saw smoke something melted. pull the connectors off the firewall and start inspecting the harness. i think you'll be able to see where the problem is. and get a multimeter and start investigating, you'll find your dead wires.



If that is the problem what do you think that I would have to replace?

Will,
As mentioned,it could be as simple as a coil wire or as complex as a wiring harness that would need to be fixed/replaced. Aaron67 gave some excellent advice,get yourself a multimeter and also do an extensive visual inspection of the wiring.

David F.