On Mar 15, 2011, at 8:07 PM, Bob Mund wrote: > 84 wolfy Westy > > Last fall I blew fuse #8 (interior lights, cig lighter, and stop lights), now when I try to replace the fuse with another 8 amp fuse it sparks and blows right away. So obvioulsy I've got a short or something somewhere. I guess I'm looking for suggestions from the volks on tracking this problem down. Thanks in advance! > > Bob > MT Hi Bob, Makes me wonder that if you were to run a test wire with a fuse in its line, bypassing the fuse panel, to the wires going into the back of the fuse panel at #8, .... if you'd then find out that something has "melted" in the panel that is creating the resistance? Hope that makes sense? bob |
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