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Stumped, Fuse #8 issues |
srreality |
Mar 19 2017, 01:53 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
1973 914-4 - - - - My wipers, horn, cigarette lighter and hot air fan won't work. I'm getting no current at fuse #8. I've replaced the wiper switch, checked the ground, cleaned all the connections at the bottom of the steering column and replaced the horn relay, still nada. I'm an amateur at this, especially electrical current flow. My turn signals work, which to me means I'm getting current to/through that switch. But no current out of the wiper switch with the key on and wiper switch on. What am I missing?
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Valy |
Mar 19 2017, 08:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,671 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
Check why you have no power at the fuse. Everything else is downstream from there and won't work without power.
If just #8 has no power then there's probably a bad connetion in the fuse box or the terminals are corroded and need some cleaning. Also, because of al ypur trial and error, I have to ask: How do you measure voltage at the #8 fuse? |
srreality |
Mar 19 2017, 09:24 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 73 Joined: 14-July 15 From: Colorado Member No.: 18,957 Region Association: None |
Check why you have no power at the fuse. Everything else is downstream from there and won't work without power. If just #8 has no power then there's probably a bad connetion in the fuse box or the terminals are corroded and need some cleaning. Also, because of al ypur trial and error, I have to ask: How do you measure voltage at the #8 fuse? with my handy multimeter. As I read the wiring diagram, the current flows from the switch through the horn relay then through #8 fuse, then out to the wiper motor among other things. If the horn relay is dead, no current flows. Everything that is fed from #8 fuse wont' work either, which is the situation I have. I'm having my local 914 guru over tomorrow night to help me, so we'll get it solved! |
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