1995 Ponitac Transport

What appears to be an entire block of accessories under the fuse position (IGN) have stopped working.  And the fuse is good, as well as trying other fuses. 

My Question, is there another circuit breaker, fuse, or anything that I should look at.  I don't understand if the wires from the components on a single fuse location come together at some block location, then if a single wire runs through the fuse block.  It would help understand where to look for the discontect.

Thanks for any help!! 

Have you tried looking underneath the hood for those fuses ?

Yes.   But maybe I'm confused by the map of wiring for a component.  If power comes from the battery (alternator), to the fuse block.  Does the fuse box distribute power to accessories, thru a fuse, and from the fuse location does a tree of wires flow to the different designated components.  Is there other fuses/circuit breakers between the fuse block and the component?  And if all the accessories on one fuse location are out.  Am I looking for the beginning of the "tree"?

thanks

There are several different ways and points where the wires may split off.  You might find that some of the engine compartment fuses will fuse connections from the battery and then again connect to other fuses in the in-vehicle fuse box.  Or the connections may lead directly from that fuse box to other components. 

You might also have a fusible link that is burned out , or perhaps a wire that is cut, frayed or disconnected.  I would say to get a service manual to find out the wire paths and locations of fuses and fusible links.

You will also NEED a DMM (multi-meter) to diagnose such problems as wires may look fine that aren't fine.  Also you can't often see an entire wire run and a short or open anywhere in the wire may cause a malfuction.  Without a meter to measure resistance and continuity you might never find the problem circuit or wire.

If you aren't very familiar with vehicle electrical systems then your problem may best be solved by going to the dealership and having them diagnose and correct the problem.