sh**t! i grounded out a 12+ wire.
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Topic: sh**t! i grounded out a 12+ wire.
Posted By: hufdady5
Subject: sh**t! i grounded out a 12+ wire.
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 1:37 PM
i accidentally grounded a wire that was tapped into the 12+ constant wire in the steering column. now the alarm doesnt work, the dash panel lights dont come on, and the car wont start. i checked all the fuses i could find inside the car and under the hood - all seemed ok. 2 40a fuses under the hood were marked "ignition" and "starter/ignition" i carefully checked these fuses out and they were fine. im at a loss here - obviously some fuse blew but i dont know where the hell it is.
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Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 1:56 PM
this is in a 1999 dodge durango. i need to know where all fuse blocks are in this car. i checked the fuse block inside the car next to the driver, and the fuse block under the hood. i talked to a mechanic i knew and he almost guaranteed that its a fuse, but he couldnt tell me exactly where it is.
Posted By: PLAYER69
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 3:25 PM
Check for a fusable link. It looks like a wire but it is specially designed to blow if overloaded like a fuse. Usually different color and connected somehow to a wire. It should be close to the battery. Your owners manual will show you all the locations of the fuse boxes.
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 3:50 PM
Also, make sure you use a DMM test for the fuses. Looking at them doesn't always give you the best indication as to wether or not they are actually blown.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 4:02 PM
whats a DMM test? about those fuseable links...under the dash ive seen several plastic in-line cases. will these contain fuses? i dont think any of them were conencted to the 12+ wire though.
Posted By: PLAYER69
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 4:49 PM
DMM = Digital multi meter. Test light works fine on fuses too. Do not go probing wires with a test light thgouh!
Fusable links are typically very close to the battery as all fuses should be.
Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 5:15 PM
are you referring to a normal fuse block? all the fuses that are under the hood very close to the battery seemed fine. how do i use a multimeter to check fuses?
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 9:59 PM
Take the DMM black test lead and attach it to a ground and use the red test lead to probe both sides of the fuse. Make sure that the key is turned over to the ON position and almost all the fuses should have power to them in the ON position.
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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA
Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 15, 2003 at 11:19 PM
got it...thanks ill try it out.
Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 16, 2003 at 2:04 PM
well i got everything started by running a new wire from the fuse box under the hood through the firewall and splicing it into the red 12+ wire. this works fine, but i still want to get it fixed, so if anybody knows where the fuse is for the red 12+ wire, let me know. thanks
Posted By: fire200799
Date Posted: February 17, 2003 at 8:00 PM
Did you check the fuseable links this is a diffrent thing then a fuse. this is in line with a wire and will probabily be burnt wich needs to be cut out and a new one needs to installed. same idea as a fuse but not the same as a fuse.
Posted By: hufdady5
Date Posted: February 17, 2003 at 9:15 PM
what should i be looking for? i cant find anything that might look like a fusable link. how is the wire connected to the link?
Posted By: Roesman
Date Posted: April 20, 2003 at 3:15 AM
If You have not found the fuse yet the Durango needs to go to a repair shop, unless of course you want to burn it to the ground. If You havent had it in/out of a shop yet at the very least you should install a inline fuse on the wire You used as a jumper, w/o a fuse you are taking a chance, a small one maybe but if the jumper wire were to ground and short, unless someone is on it like a bum on a balonie sandwich it is all over but the cryin'.
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Any and all advise is apreiceiated. Thank You
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