Good observation. It is a good idea to clean and tighten ALL of the electrical connectors, including the fuses. It seems that I have been able to repair failed electrical components by just cleaning and tightening. An eraser or Rubber for you Brits, and some spray contact cleaner does the trick for me. Don't forget about the ground wires. Scott Mueller DMCNEWS 002981 DOA 5031 -----Original Message----- From: jwit6@xxxx [mailto:jwit6@xxxx] Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 12:55 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: overheating > my electrical compartment - my fan fail jumper was melting and it was > super-hot. i unplugged it thinking it could start a fire, then drove During an inspection of my relay compartment I noticed that the spade connector to the fan circuit breaker had gotten so hot sometime in the past that it actually melted the black plastic surrounding the spade connector. Upon inspection I found that the spade connector fit so loosely on the circuit breaker that I surmised the voltage loss across this loose connection was responsible for the heat build up. I repaired the connector and all seems well. My general feeling is that there are many loose spade connectors like this in the car. High amperage connections would be especially prone to over heating. Best to check them all. Some can be tightened up with a pair of needle nose pliers. Others should just be replaced. To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderator@xxxx To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/