I know the battery was dead, but what caused the main fuse to blow?
And is it easy to replace?
On Jan 26, 2009, at 11:29 AM, Kitterer Bob wrote:
> Nory,
>
> First, like a number of newer cars there are circuits active when the
> ignition is off. For instance on the Miata the gas gage is still
> active with the ignition off. The Miata has a rather small battery.
> This early in the morning I can not think what type but setting they
> will run down and if they are dead or close to dead they usually will
> not come back to life. Mine was replaced twice before figuring out
> what was happening. So I always keep it on a maintenance charger -
> no more battery prolbems.
>
> Bob Kitterer
>
> 1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
> 1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
> 2000 Miata Special Edition
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 25, 2009, at 6:55 AM, Nory wrote:
>
>> I know some of you have Miatas, so maybe you can answer a question
>> for me.
>>
>> A friend of mine couldn't get her Miata started, so we thought the
>> battery was dead (it's been sleeping in the garage for a while).
>> After charging the battery, the headlights work, but nothing else.
>> It looks like the main fuse is out. It looks pretty easy to
>> replace (am I right????), but we were wondering what may have
>> caused the fuse to blow. Does she have another issue going on that
>> might be a problem? Is there anything I need to know before
>> replacing the fuse?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> -Nory
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