Hatch Pull-down Assembly
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Hatch Pull-down Assembly
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I've struggled to get my hatch pull-down assembly to work since I've owned the car for about a year now. I think I've finally figured out what is going on, but when I was testing my motor I shorted two wires together and they got a little toasty... Turns out I blew my fuse because I'm no longer getting any power to my motor. Easy fix, replace the fuse. However, I can't find the fuse. I've checked ALLDATA and my Pontiac books and the only direction to this location I have is, "Above the Fuse Block Taped to the I/P Harness." I've only pulled a bit of the underside of the dash apart and I've looked as far as I can above the fuse block and can't seem to see anything that looks like a fuse.
Has anyone had to replace this fuse? If so, where is it.
If its more trouble than its worth I may just run a new wire with an inline fuse and call it good.
Thanks for the help!
I've struggled to get my hatch pull-down assembly to work since I've owned the car for about a year now. I think I've finally figured out what is going on, but when I was testing my motor I shorted two wires together and they got a little toasty... Turns out I blew my fuse because I'm no longer getting any power to my motor. Easy fix, replace the fuse. However, I can't find the fuse. I've checked ALLDATA and my Pontiac books and the only direction to this location I have is, "Above the Fuse Block Taped to the I/P Harness." I've only pulled a bit of the underside of the dash apart and I've looked as far as I can above the fuse block and can't seem to see anything that looks like a fuse.
Has anyone had to replace this fuse? If so, where is it.
If its more trouble than its worth I may just run a new wire with an inline fuse and call it good.
Thanks for the help!
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Re: Hatch Pull-down Assembly
Look near the fuse block. It is in a black fuse holder, but is not actually in the fuse block/box. Just dangling there; doesn't look factory at all. Check my second photo here and look at the wiring harness.
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Re: Hatch Pull-down Assembly
I'll check tomorrow to see if I can find it. If I replace it and still have issues, you know where I'm coming!
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Re: Hatch Pull-down Assembly
Look near the fuse block. It is in a black fuse holder, but is not actually in the fuse block/box. Just dangling there; doesn't look factory at all. Check my second photo here and look at the wiring harness.
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Re: Hatch Pull-down Assembly
Do you know of where I could see how the pulldown assembly is hooked up to the rear wiring harness? I have a 1989 Formula, and the pulldown assembly looks exactly like this, but for the life of me I can't figure out how it attaches to the rear wiring harness.
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There is a blue wire for hot (connects to a red wire with a white tracer) and a ground screwed to the body. The white is unused in every car I have seen.
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Thank you! I'm going to print this out and take it to the garage (no internet access there) and see what I can figure out. Working on a 1989 Formula total restoration, and want to get all the wiring working before the interior is done.
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Re: Hatch Pull-down Assembly
Hey guys. I'm not exactly sure what I'm looking for. I have everything in your picture coming off my wiring harness. I see a connector like the one connected to the blue wire (bottom left of your picture). Is that the fuse? Is it built into that connector?
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