fuse blow, battery light

[Huw Powell]

"A. P. Marki" wrote:
> 
> hi,
> 
> looking for some wisdom. A few weeks ago the #12 fuse (15 amp) on my 1987
> 4ks (120k miles) blew; fusebox indicates the ckt is instrument cluster,
> backup lights, blinkers. I replaced it and drove hundreds of miles home
> without incident. It has since blown twice: I notice the battery warning
> light is lit just as the instrument cluster dials go dead, and it has
> happened only just as I start the car.
> 
> Does this sound like an alternator or voltage regulator about to fail
> completely? Can these show an intermittent fault like this? And why only on
> startup? Or does it sound like an intermittent short somewhere?

sounds like a short - most likely location is where the wires go into
the trunk lid.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com

http://www.humanthoughts.org