Still Blowin fuses %###$$$!!

[Richard J. Andrews]

i already asked this but did you check your connectors on the glove 
compartment light..
it did it to me on my 4kq..

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq
>I am no expert on this, but it seems that there is some short in the wiring
>paths that is getting activated with the vibration of driving.  Check all
>connectors and follow the wiring maybe having to strip off tape and such
>too.  Not a nice job.  Or find someone with a really good electrical mind.
>
>David
>1986 4kq
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> > Behalf Of George Butler
> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 1:52 PM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: Still Blowin fuses %###$$$!!
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > After blowing two fuses for the fresh air blower on my 84ksq during a cold
> > snap a few days ago, I decided to take advantage of a vacation day I took
> > today and swapped out the blower.  It was in the balmy mid-20's and I took
> > my time and investigated everything I could while performing the swap.
>Upon
> > completing the job I hopped into the car, fired up the engine, waited
> > several seconds and turned on the blower...and it worked like a charm
>across
> > all four speeds!  About two hours later (and 10 degrees cooler) my son
>took
> > the car out for ten minutes. When he returned he reported that he had
>turned
> > the blower on the lowest speed, and it had gone dead...of course the fuse
> > had blown again!  Per the recommendation of a few kindly listers I
> > disconnected the AC clutch, replaced the 30A fuse again...and blew yet
> > another fuse!  I've scoured the current paths laid out in the Bentley and
> > can't really identify potential culprits (although, the current path for
> > fuse #16 and the rear-window defogger (which works fine) look pretty
> > interesting.  I've sort of eliminated the blower control switch and the
> > resistor, but have no idea where to go next.  What on earth could be
> > temperature-sensitive in that circuit...or it the temperature just a
> > coincidental factor? HHHHeelllllllppppp!
>
> > George B.
> > Massachusetts