On 1 Dec 1996, Tom Yang wrote:
> I heard of the Lucas legends; mysterious shorts from under the dash and all the
> hopes and dreams of British Motoring gone up in smoke! Well I almost had one of
> these experiences today, and luckily I think I found the problem before it got
> out of control.
>
> A lose bullet connector from the turn-signal / horn harness shorted out to
> chassis. The female end, providing the current was still making contact, but the
> male end was exposed enough to ground out. When I went to start my MkV Alpine a
> puff of smoke came from under the dash, and the turn signal started to flash
> without the lever being moved. I quickly looked under the dash, and eventually
> found the short. I think in the process, the turn signal fuse burned out because
> now I have no signals.
>
> Here's my question: Where's the turn signal fuse?
>
Uh, do you mean the single fuse that's supposed to protect everything and
is thick enough to run all of your hose current through without blowing?
I would guess that you probably need to trace out the wire and figure
out where it melted when it shorted (a lucas innovation, the wire
blows in order to protect the fuse).
> Thanks!
> Tom
>
>
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