Yes, it's a CARRIER high eff. from 85'.
So is it the delay timer (electronic board) that got shorted out ? I
would rather replace whatever I damaged than try to remove it from the
circuit and damaged something else.

You have a CARRIER 38ED high eff. from the 80's. *The electronic board is a
"anti short - cycle" timer. *Remove it from the circuit. * Your unit will
light if you have 24 v from the two wires coming in. *You'll have to
'by-pass' the c.b. *Good luck.

Be a good idea to replace the delay timer, of course.