Mystery Electrical Gremlin (Grrrrrrr!)

[DMCVegas@xxxx]

Driving home Saturday night, my car died about two blocks from home. 
Long story short, I did a little roadside trouble shooting, and 
discovered that fuse #7 had blown. I replaced the fuse, the car 
started, and I continued home. Then as I turned the corner to go into 
my driveway, the fuse blew again! Another fuse, and I got my car into 
the garage.

As I let the car idle for a few minutes, I noticed that fuse #7 
became much warmer than the rest of the fuses in the block. Looking 
thru the workshop manual, it states that among other things, fuse #7 
provides power to the Control Pressure Regulator. Last week I removed 
my CPR to clean it out (poor accelleration problem). When I opened it 
up, I noticed that the insulation on the wire inside was burned, and 
there was some black soot. I haven't had the chance to drive my car 
since, but I am curious if anyone has ever heard of a short in the 
heating coil within the CPR. And of course if anyone else knows of 
any other places in the circuit to look for a short.

Thanks in advance!

-Robert
vin 6585