Thanks for that info Nick. Chris P ----- Original Message ----- From: <nickehan@xxxx> To: "Chris Parnham" <chrisparnham@xxxx> Cc: <doc-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 5:44 PM Subject: [doc] Fuse Location > Hi Chris, > The fuse holder looked like a professional fit, but not a > factory mod (I don't > think so anyway). Fuse position 7 in my fuse box is slightly melted. I think > this > was due to dirty contacts. This must have caused a past owner to have a > separate > fuse holder for the position 7 fuse. This was a single blade fuse holder with > two > wires connected to the two brown wires at the back of the fuse box (position > 7). > It was not secured to anything and was just laying next to the main fuse box. > The cable connecting the holder was not 20 amp rated, and the fuse had been > replaced at some time with a 30amp rather than a 20amp, that should be used. > My guess is that the resistance built up in the circuit due to dirty contacts > and > a bad connection. This caused it to overheat, made worse by the wrong fuse > rating. > Maybe your car has a similar problem? Its worth checking before moving on to > check other items. > Had a holiday yesterday, and fitted a new passenger side electric window > motor > and mechanism that I have been meaning to do since Christmas! > Just the door locks and electric clock to sort out now, and all the > electrical bits > will be fixed. > Regards > Nick H > > DOC UK Website: www.delorean.co.uk > Unsubscribe: doc-uk-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > ** Unless otherwise stated, all messages posted to the group are assumed public and may be printed in the club magazine ** > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >