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Blowing window fuses on long drives 700 1990

posted by  Will740turbo on  Mon Aug 20 21:57 CST 2012
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I drove about 6 hours today, and twice blew multiple fuses trying to roll up the front passenger side window. All the other windows worked up and down with no problems. The front passenger window would roll down, but blew the fuse when rolling up. Initially it blew instantly, then it started taking longer and longer to blow.

I remember this happening once before, but it was a long time ago and I don't recall what happened with it.

The first time it happened, I was driving through hills at 50-60mph in 90-95F weather and I think the car was somewhat hot. I dropped off a rideshare, and checked my oil (leaky front cam seal). After sitting for 10-ish minutes, the issue disappeared.
The second time today, I was cruising at 70-ish on flatter terrain in 60F weather. I pulled over on the freeway and blew three fuses in succession, then gave up and inserted one. I sat on the shoulder, engine off, for two minutes or so, then took off. When accelerating at above 3000 rpm, I tried it again and it worked with no problem.

A few days before, the rear driver's window stopped an inch from the top for a few minutes and would not move up, but would move down. The fuse didn't blow this time.

Could this be due to low alternator output or something, or a bad relay?

Cheers






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