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The digital dash lights & radio on my 90 Tbird dont work. All the fuses are good incl under the hood next to the battery. I did have a then new stereo unit installed but that was back in 2002 so the wiring is good. The battery is good & everything else (besides dash lights & radio) works fine. Any ideas ? Thanks.
I rechecked the fuses under the hood & it was just a 5 amp fuse. Problem fixed. A neighbors mechanic friend wanted to charge me $50.00 to find & fix the problem. He already knew what the problem was without even looking at the car. Im glad i double checked everything cause sometimes i dont. I will though for now on.
A good deal at your end and, yeah, a little reminder there to check the simple things first. If that fuse blows again though, you have a different problem on your hands. But I'd guess you already know that.
A good deal at your end and, yeah, a little reminder there to check the simple things first. If that fuse blows again though, you have a different problem on your hands. But I'd guess you already know that.
I would install a 10 amp fuse. Im going to sell the car "as is" this spring or summer.
Then, when your car catches fire after the fuse fails to blow and the wiring begins to melt, I suggest you carry a can of gas in the car to extinguish the fire with.
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Originally Posted by steel7
I would install a 10 amp fuse. Im going to sell the car "as is" this spring or summer.
I read on a ford forums website that a few people had the same problem & they fixed it by replacing a 5 amp fuse with a 10 amp. I checked the car today & no problems so far. The dash lights & radio work fine.
i have the same exact problem. but it didint happen on it's own, i did it by touching my aftermarket cd player with a tool while it was on, and it sparked and blew out my dash and radio. And i checked the fuse to the radio and it was burnt and then i replaced it but its still not working. after that i knew it was something worse, so i checked the fuse box under the hood and the instrument panel socket is burnt, but i cant tell if the fuse is. But my main question is will i have to get a whole new fuse box or can i just splice something together
You probably have a greater liklihood of winning the lotto than starting fire by going from 5 amp to 10 amp fuses.
BTW, you are more likely to become president of the united states than you are to win the lotto.
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