frame mounted circuit breaker - pete 359

I've seen the breaker you are talking about but it's been a while; memory tells me it does not have a cover. The logic behind not covering it may be related to how close it is to the starter which also has exposed connections.

 

Hogleg, On a 379 i had some yrs ago-someone had wrapped a piece of innertube around it,ziptied the ends and remounted it.
Maybe you could/should remount it yourself-elsewhere's.I'd check that option out since you smoked it alittle--might have compromised the integrity of the wires.If you have some insulation bubbling or they(wires) are hardened-dont trust them.
On a side note-no-no covers were made factory for it.There's only been 2 people who dropped metal lines across it-they guy that owned my old 379 n yourself.---------It's a joke John.

 

Their is usually a metal deflector built on to the breaker and is suppose to prevent anything from just falling onto it and arcing out. But things happen....that being said a friend had a not so mechanically inclined guy change a drivers side front rear spring hanger. The top bolt on the hanger also holds the circut breaker bracket in place. Long story short the guy didnt get the bracket back in place and 2 days later the truck burnt and it was found to be where the fire started.