Electric windows and Joys of Edison!!

["lajugle" <lajugle@xxxx>]

Last year the white 300C conv suffered an electrical and engine melt 
down returning from Carlisle. Got engine back to snuff, but left 
electrics to "future" tinkering. Decided today to lower roof and 
windows by by-passing system, so car could be used in parade tomorrow.
(Problem is only in feeder line for power acessories.) Disconnected 
feed wire to roof switch; added jumper to positive: Viola! ...down 
goes roof. Next, removed drivers dor panel, unplugged feed block to 
window switch: Viola!...down go windows. Then, for the heck of it, 
I tap jumper to positive switch lead---expecting a spark of short 
like received at body feed end. NO! The right rear window goes UP!
I lower it again, walk to front of car, and tap body feed to starter 
relay block....UP GOES RR window!! In full up position, tapping body 
feed yoields one angry spark, that which lead me to believe malady 
was a short! Under the dash is a mess of fried wires; my question is 
could the problem have been the window switch "sticking", the circuit 
over-loading enough to draw melting temperatures under dash and no 
where else? The window was in full UP position when system went down.
OR: Could the window connection be RESULT of meltdown? Do the window 
wires pass up THROUGH dash area loom? '57's don't have fuses; circuit 
breaker on window might have just pulsed the current!!
L.A. Jugle, Elmhurst, IL