cigarette lighter keeps blowing fuse 1973 914, just installed a late model cigarette |
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cigarette lighter keeps blowing fuse 1973 914, just installed a late model cigarette |
buck toenges |
Mar 11 2019, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 553 Joined: 25-November 03 From: Fort wayne In Member No.: 1,388 Region Association: None |
Just installed a late model cigarette lighter to my 914. The one that has the big spring and nut to hold the lighter receptacle in place. It blows the 15 amp fuse every time once you turn the key. It blows if the lighter is out of the receptacle. I have used the red wire to test the electric windshield washer and haven't had a problem. If I remove the ground wire off the cigarette lighter the fuse still blows. If I remove the red power wire from the receptacle the fuse doesn't blow. Am I missing a part? Does the red wire go to one side or the other on the receptacle? There doesn't look like anything is stuck in the receptacle.
Thanks, Buck |
bbrock |
Mar 11 2019, 08:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,269 Joined: 17-February 17 From: Montana Member No.: 20,845 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
The red/black wire should go to the terminal in the very end of the lighter and brown wire to the terminal sticking out the side. If it still shorts after than, then I'd make sure the hot terminal or red/black wire connector isn't bent so it is making contact with the housing. If that doesn't fix it, the spring clip inside might be twisted or bent so it is touching the housing. Here's a pic of how the parts go together. The ears of the spring clip inside should line up with the cutouts on the body so it isn't touching the housing.
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