Periodic Short

[fdekat]

HEllo Luke:

Not having my wiring diagram with me, I can't say for sure if the following
runs on the same fuse as you are having problems with.

But:
If there is anything on that fuse that goes to the rear of the car, check the
wiring that goes along the left trunk arm, taking power to things in the
trunk lid. It's almost a 'known problem' that the wiring there can get
damaged from the lid opening and closing.

In my case, it was a fuse blowing evrery time I engaged reverse, as the
backup lights were shorted to ground. The mangled wiring there also caused
some of the parking lights to be dimmer than others.

If you don't have any problems there yet, may as well go take a look and make
sure that your wiring isn't getting hung up on the trunk arm  mechanism
anyway, just to make sure!

=Frank de Kat=


>my 87 4kq has started blowing the #12 fuse the last couple of days. The
>fuses have lasted from minutes to hours of driving with no real clue as to
>why they blow. So before I dive into it does anyone have a suggestion of
>where to start looking. This circuit carries such things as the instruments,
>turn signals (or at least the clicker any way) diff lock panel and who knows
>what else. I think the pervious moron of an owner wired the radio through it
>as well and I don't know if he used an inline fuse for it.  I do have the
>manual but still it would be nice to have a little direction in my search if
>anyone else has had a similar problem. 

>i think this is the first electrical >problem I have had with this car in
>four years. 

I think you are lucky!

>thanks
>Luke