82 Monte. Scary sh*t. I found the cause of a short in the lighter and replaced the fuse with a 25A. I put in an aftermarket lighter module and it fired right up without popping the fuse. Two seconds later I have smoke from the radio area and under the glove box.
I disconnected the neg battery cable and saw the orange constant and the black ground for the lighter were both toasted almost into the main harness. The ground is bundled with the other grounds and seems to run upward in to the cluster area as do the small orange wires.
I’ve pulled the fuse box and inspected it for damage. Nothing looks melted in the front or back. I’m nervous to hook the battery back up but if something were still shorted it wouldn’t have stopped burning so I’m thinking one of the wires must have opened up somewhere in the circuit.
That fuse also serves the horn and maybe a couple other things. My buddy says we need to reconnect the battery and use a test light to check for shorts. Question- if I check for continuity across ground and constant, I should see continuity normally right? This isn’t the right way to check for a short is it? What should I do next? I want to eliminate those two wires completely and then check for shorts. Thanks for any help from anyone that’s awake because it’s 3AM and I’m stuck at my buddy’s place.
Edit- it was a 25A not a 20A which is the stock value.
I disconnected the neg battery cable and saw the orange constant and the black ground for the lighter were both toasted almost into the main harness. The ground is bundled with the other grounds and seems to run upward in to the cluster area as do the small orange wires.
I’ve pulled the fuse box and inspected it for damage. Nothing looks melted in the front or back. I’m nervous to hook the battery back up but if something were still shorted it wouldn’t have stopped burning so I’m thinking one of the wires must have opened up somewhere in the circuit.
That fuse also serves the horn and maybe a couple other things. My buddy says we need to reconnect the battery and use a test light to check for shorts. Question- if I check for continuity across ground and constant, I should see continuity normally right? This isn’t the right way to check for a short is it? What should I do next? I want to eliminate those two wires completely and then check for shorts. Thanks for any help from anyone that’s awake because it’s 3AM and I’m stuck at my buddy’s place.
Edit- it was a 25A not a 20A which is the stock value.
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