todras
Pretty fly for a white guy *cowbell*
I'll have to see if my 98 does that. Can't recall.
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Blowing fuse #34
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hetfield
or hetfeild
Maybe it was an E1 thing; both of my '98s are early.The SilFro has a lot of '97 stuff on it, like the antenna base.
soulwinnerrj
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My 1997 Contour is having this same issue, but I have not found an easy fix, just yet. Tried all the basics, but she's still blowing fuse 34 immediately. I am just not sure what to try next. I have inspected everything that has to do with that switch, and even disconnected it to be sure. Nothing. :shrug:
I created a separate thread as well in the sub-section of the forum. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!
I created a separate thread as well in the sub-section of the forum. Any ideas? Thank you in advance!
ButtonPuncher
Veteran CEG'er
I'm glad that you got it fixed...kinda. I wonder if that wire powers some non-essential. Did the '00 have a trunk light?
Just an FYI, if there's a problem where you are blowing fuses, you can temporarily replace the fuse with a light bulb. When there is too much current, the light bulb will light. You just need a light bulb that is about the same size as whet fuse that it is substituting. If you see the bulb light up, you know that there is a problem. The bulb limits the current so you won't melt any wiring.
I've got a couple of old school rectangular headlights out of my '88 Accord that I use. They have both a low and high beam. Depending on the fuse size, I could use low, the high, or both. IIRC , low was 5 amps, high was 7. So the both lights and both filaments connected in series, I could use it to replace a 25-30 amp fuse.
BTW, a fuses' legs are the same size as a 0.25" crimp terminal.
HTH,
BP
Just an FYI, if there's a problem where you are blowing fuses, you can temporarily replace the fuse with a light bulb. When there is too much current, the light bulb will light. You just need a light bulb that is about the same size as whet fuse that it is substituting. If you see the bulb light up, you know that there is a problem. The bulb limits the current so you won't melt any wiring.
I've got a couple of old school rectangular headlights out of my '88 Accord that I use. They have both a low and high beam. Depending on the fuse size, I could use low, the high, or both. IIRC , low was 5 amps, high was 7. So the both lights and both filaments connected in series, I could use it to replace a 25-30 amp fuse.
BTW, a fuses' legs are the same size as a 0.25" crimp terminal.
HTH,
BP
hetfield
or hetfeild
I now know. I was able to confirm:
That's the one. It won't go into programming mode; jumpering the wire behind the glovebox doesn't cause the horn to chirp. Now I guess I have to find out where it's shorting.
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