#12 fuse problem continues! :(

[Steve Dambrowski <steved@panix.com>]

Car: 1986 Audi 4000 CSQ
Problem: #12 fuse keeps going out

  Last week, fuse #12 (controls inst. panel, fuel/tmp gauge, oil/volt 
gauge, turn signal) blew. So the next day, I checked and retaped the 
wires in the trunk and put a new fuse in. Everything was fine for a week. 
Then last night on my way to work it blew again. So today, I went back 
over the wires and tried another fuse. As soon as I started the car, it 
went out again. :(  I'm at a loss as to the cause. The wires at the 
trunk hinge seem ok, (well, taped and unexposed) so I don't *think* the 
problem is at that spot. Everything was working fine before this, so I'm 
not sure why it all of the sudden appeared. (Aside from the car being an 
Audi! <G>)

   Until the cause it found, would it hurt to drive with the fuse out? I 
know the turn signals don't work, but other then that it seems ok.

            STEve


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