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Subject:Re: Blown fuse
From:Robert Stevens
Date:Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:47:00 -0600

On Mar 15, 2011, at 8:07 PM, Bob Mund wrote:

> 84 wolfy Westy
> 
> Last fall I blew fuse #8 (interior lights, cig lighter, and stop lights), now when I try to replace the fuse with another 8 amp fuse it sparks and blows right away.  So obvioulsy I've got a short or something somewhere.  I guess I'm looking for suggestions from the volks on tracking this problem down.  Thanks in advance!
> 
> Bob
> MT                                        
Hi Bob,
Makes me wonder that if you were to run a test wire with a fuse in its line, bypassing the fuse panel, to the wires going into the back of the fuse panel at #8, .... if you'd then find out
that something has "melted" in the panel that is creating the resistance?

Hope that makes sense?

bob