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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 01:31 PM
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Blowing fuses on contact

My 20 amp fuse that runs the itnerior lights and radio stuff is blowing as soon as I put one in.

I tried unplugging my radio and taking all interior bulbs out but it still does it. What could be blowing this fuse.
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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 01:49 PM
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Try taking out the cigarette lighter.
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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 04:48 PM
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as soon as you said that I was convinced that was it and went out to play with it....turns out that isnt what it is, still confused.


what else is on that fuse

Radio
Interior Lights
Cigarette Lighter
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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 05:19 PM
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This is everything on that fuse:

- Delco Amp relay
- Horn relay
- Horn
- Under hood light
- Hatch release relay
- cigarette lighter
- Outside mirror switch
- Door locks
- Dome light
- Map lights

Your radio is on your radio fuse not the ACC fuse. If your fuses are blowing the sec you put them in it is a short somewhere grounding the circuit.

Hope that helps

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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 09:28 PM
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if my radio isnt on that fuse, and all others are fine, why is my radio dead too?
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 12:22 AM
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Is it the stock radio? If so do you have the bose sound system? If you have the stock radio and the bose sound system the bose speaker amps are powered by the ACC fuse but the radio is on the radio fuse. If it's a stock radio without bose then it should work fine unless the radio fuse is blown on the fuse panel. If it is a aftermarket radio there is a fuse normally on the back of the radio or on the wiring harness that you should check. But the radio is not on the ACC fuse unless changed by someone.
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