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| RickS |
 Feb 29 2012, 06:45 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None  |
With the engine on, or in acccessory position, the lighter will not heat up or even go into the heat mode and stay put. It just springs right out Used my test probes on the switched-on power button (and ground) and it is dead. All the fuses are fine, everything else in the car works (except I have the headlights unplugged and out). Ideas of where to look? (need it for radar detector). Haven't used it for probably 4 months, and it worked then. TIA
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 29 2012, 07:12 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
Check to see if the wire is attached in the back!
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| RickS |
Feb 29 2012, 07:39 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
that was the first thing I checked - both the ground and switched hot are well connected.
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 29 2012, 07:59 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(RickS @ Feb 29 2012, 05:39 PM)  that was the first thing I checked - both the ground and switched hot are well connected. Is there power to the switched wire? If not check the fuse then check for the same color wire hooked to the fuse that is hooked to the back of the lighter! I think it is red with a green stripe! |
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| markb |
Feb 29 2012, 08:08 PM
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914less :( Group: Members Posts: 5,449 Joined: 22-January 03 From: Nipomo, CA Member No.: 180 Region Association: Central California 
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The same fuse runs the wipers. Got power there?
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 29 2012, 08:08 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
And the heater blower motor!
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| RickS |
Feb 29 2012, 10:23 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
Had to run the wipers - no more heater blower - it was tossed with the conversion to the 6.
All the fuses are perfect. Everything on the car works fine. I tested the power to the switch wire with the ignition on and there was zero zilch. |
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 29 2012, 11:32 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
If you have power to the wire in the back of the CL then it is a broken element in the CL and you need another one!
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| Tom |
Mar 1 2012, 01:56 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,139 Joined: 21-August 05 From: Port Orchard, WA 98367 Member No.: 4,626 Region Association: None |
It is actually the fresh air blower. Fuse #8, 16 amp. Should have 3 wires coming off of the fused side of that fuse. Looks like a 1.0mm wire, red with black stripe.
One each to fresh air blower (1.5mm), windshield wipers (1.0mm), and cig lighter (1.0mm). Tom |
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| bulitt |
Mar 1 2012, 06:51 AM
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Achtzylinder Group: Members Posts: 4,188 Joined: 2-October 11 Member No.: 13,632 Region Association: South East States |
Does your radar detector work in the socket?
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| RickS |
Mar 1 2012, 11:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(bulitt @ Mar 1 2012, 04:51 AM) Does your radar detector work in the socket? Nope. No power to switched hot lead |
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| r_towle |
Mar 1 2012, 06:54 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(bulitt @ Mar 1 2012, 07:51 AM) Does your radar detector work in the socket? common issue with european lighter sockets. Go to walmart and get a replacement cig lighter socket...just the socket. Cut the back off the socket with a dremel. You are trying to make a tubular sleave that will fit into the euro lighter. this sleave reduced the size so chargers once again work. Its not permanent, so you can pull it out and put it in the glove box. Rich |
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| RickS |
Apr 18 2012, 04:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 17-April 06 From: 'False City', WA Member No.: 5,880 Region Association: None |
Solution: bad U.S. Fuse. Replaced with a German one and all is good. Never trust the ones at the local auto-parts store
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