ok here we go.... 91 integra with a type r swap..car has been running fine no issues...car was acting as if battery was dead so i took the battery out and got it tested...battery was good...so i had a lil corrosion on the batt. post so i hit with a dab of coke. put the battery bac in attempted 2 start car nuthing happend no click or nuthin, but i smelled and saw smoke coming from behind the dash. i was like WTF! everything wks perfect (headlites, sunroof, dashlites, radio comes on but wont lite up neither will the system come on,) just the car will not start.... SOMEONE PLEASE GIMME SUM INSIGHT ON THIS

 

Something got jumped crossed or grounded and melted some wires sounds like ...

 

^^^ agreed. You've got a major short somewhere. Time to crawl under your dash and tract down the burnt wire and/or blown fuse. A good place to start is any aftermarket or alarm junk installed.

 

When did you see the smoke?
When ign. turned on or when trying to start, [cranking] the engine?

The smoke is from burning wire insulation, it is caused by a short, 12V+ wire touching a ground, or too much current going through too small of a wire, poor connections will also cause enough heat to burn things.

If the burning/smoke only happens when cranking to start, the problem is in the starter circuit, between ign. switch and the starter relay or starter relay and the starter motor solenoid.

If burning/smoke happens when ign. switch is turned to run, the problem can be in a lot of places, but either way it is, as mentioned, a short and it will have to be repaired or you could burn car to the ground. 94

 

well it only when i turn key to start..doesnt happen with jus ignition on..

 

thats a good thing, that means its easier to trace down....as said before time to crawl under the dash and find the short...a wiring diagram will help tremendously

 

found problem man...a ground was loose and was sparking..crazy..car is running now tho!!