Dear Michael,
I did a lot of wiggling (spelling?) at the fuse-box, but it did not make a
difference. When you say "potential trouble spots" do you mean also other
places in the circuit for my problem?
Cheers
Romano
At 04:00 08/06/99 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
>Romano Kroemer wrote:
>>
>> Good morning all! (good afternoon, evening ...)
>>
>> I'd like to ask for advice with respect to an electrical fault with my Spit
>> (1977, 1500, LHD).
>>
>> Yesterday the following items stopped working (list might be incomplete):
>> rear lights, brake lights, indicators, temp/fuel guages, tachometer,
>> overdrive,
>> heater fan.
>>
>> Yes, sounds like a blown fuse (I assume fuse no 2 in the fusebox), but
>> it is not the fuse. Before I go into further details what I've tried I'd
>> like
>> to say that I am quite ignorant with respect to electrics. I have a very
>> cheap
>> volt-meter, given that the fuse-box looks like this (viewed from the
>> front of
>> the car)
>
>The placement of the fuse panel exposes it to the elements, even with a
>cover around it, and it is loose enough to wiggle around, causing
>intermittents. If the fuse is intact, it is corrosion on the fuse
>connectors, or it is a faulty connection from the fuse connectors to the
>associated wiring. My usual practice is wiggle potential trouble spots
>vigorously, and look for intermittent operation--from that practice, you
>may find the wiring difficulty in the circuit.
>
>Cheers.
>
>
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