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dashboard wiring getting hot 700 1989

posted by  chris herbst on  Mon Jul 1 17:35 CST 2002
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The 700 series is notorious for that kind of thing happening. I've seen a lot of burnouts because of stereo wiring overpowering circuits in the electronic system, and for example, other electrical issues causing hot wiring. The wire gauge is not sufficient for circuit loads in several cases.

One VERY likely potential is that the condenser fan has seized. I don't know if 1989 ran the condenser fan from the pressure switches in the condenser, or from the temperature sensor in the radiator. Either way, if the fan is seized, it CAN (I have seen this before) burn the wiring ALL THE WAY to the dashboard control unit.

I'm thinking either you have a ground backfeed from another circuit or there is a problem with that specific wiring cluster.
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1992 940 wagon, 72k





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