Re: ELECTRICAL BLUES

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

The very first thing to do is a THOURGH visual inspection. Start with 
the wiring in the engine compartment as it is subjected to high temps 
and possible pinch points. Look for cut or caught wires, bare spots, 
brittle insulation, wires sticking out or bad repairs, even wires 
going to the wrong places. Disconnect the CPR and pull the Lambda 
relay. Try running the fuel pump. If it still blows inspect the wiring 
to the fuel pump, someone may have made a mess of it trying to bypass 
the inertia switch. Disconnect the fuel pump and see if the fuse 
holds. It is also a good idea to measure the draw on #7 as if it is 
really high it indicates a direct short probably somewhere in the 
wiring. If it is really high disconnect one thing at a time till it 
goes away. If it doesn't then you will have to follow the wire (N) 
brown until you find the source of the trouble. Don't get tempted to 
try to use a larger fuse, you are not fixing the problem and might set 
yourself up for an electrical fire. For short term troubleshooting 
find a 20A circuit breaker so you don't use up a lot of fuses but 
don't leave it in. Carefully inspect the wiring terminals in the 
fuseblock at #7 as that circuit has melted in some cars and bypass 
fuses (external to the fuseblock) have been known to be installed.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 



--- In dmcnews@xxxx, Lance Haslewood <lanceh@xxxx> wrote:
> I'm currently having a problem with the electrical system and would 
be grateful if someone might be able to offer some advice or perhaps a 
> solution.