Re: 200T Short

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Peter Tracy say:

> My '90 200T has a short which is causing fuse 4 to blow. I disconnected =
> all devices on that circuit and it still blows. It connects to interior =
> lights, trunk light, radio, rear powered speakers, cigarette lighters =
> and a/c programmer. The side of fuse 4 leading to the car is connected =
> to ground. I know the problem is definitely not in the circuit to the =
> trunk. I surmise that the problem is somewhere in the wiring between the =
> fuse block and one of the devices.
> 
> Anyone seen anything like this before? Any hints on where to look? TIA

Just did this on my '89 100Q.

It's the cigarette lighter. I thought I had disconnected everything, too
until I remembered that there is another lighter in the back seat.

Did you check that one?

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