Frank.... I bet you did that from Memory....
that my friend is a sickness..... I was out sorting out my son's Midget the
other day... it's a round arch deal... don't have a clue what year... it's a
Steel bumper though.... anyway I was playing with all the wiring... as it
was all there and ALL old... makes me appreciate the race car which is all
new and has only been subjected to the Salt for corrosive puposes....
Keith
----- Original Message -----
From "Frank Clarici" <spritenut at Exit109.com>
To: "Larry B. Macy" <macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Shut it off!!!
> "Larry B. Macy" wrote:
> >
> > Last night my gauges, turn signals, fan and brake lights failed. I
traced
> > them all doen to a single fuse that was not blown. I cleaned to
connector on
> > the green wires and all was right with the world.
> >
> > Until I got to the train station. Then the car would not shut off.
>
> Larry
>
> I believe you have the 4 fuse set up correct?
> If so, did you just happen to put the green wire to a wrong (or
> different) terminal? On the 4 fuse block, there are really only 3 spaced
> terminals. If you look under the fuse block you will see a built in
> jumper meaning only 3 terminals input but 4 output.
> If you managed to cross a brown terminal with a green, you have
> succeeded in running power from the battery to the fused when key is on
> circuit.
>
> Or maybe you bent one of the terminals and it is hitting the one next to
> it.
>
> quick wire layout...
> brown...hot from battery key off (lights, horn)
> white from key, hot when key is on into fuse box but green coming out.
> This is where to look.
> I think the 1500s use the other 2 fuses to split the parking lights.
>
> Color codes are what to look at. No green coming from a brown via the
> fuse. (tracer colors are not important)
> You want the green coming off a fused white wire.
>
> Frank
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