STILL blowing fuses

[Kent McLean]

Steve Arbaugh wrote:
>I'm really hoping for some help here.. my '86 5ktqw is still blowing fuse
>15. From what I can tell, it takes out my wipers front and rear, turn
>signals, and low-speed rad fan.

Is the radiator fan working before the fuse blows?

If the radiator fan is frozen, when the engine gets hot and
tries to turn the fan on, the fan can't spin and overloads the
circuit. On the "newer" 200s, there is a big (70 amp?) in-line
fuse to protect the wiring. I don't think the 5000 had them;
they would fry the wiring.

To test the fan, see the procedure at Scott Mockry's site,
www.sjmautotechnik.com

On the other hand, I could be totally wrong.

Kent McLean
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"