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O/D fuse keeps blowing. Auto.... 200

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posted by  Art Benstein on  Tue Sep 17 13:49 CST 2002
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Absolutely right, far as I know. The relay is found best by removing the glovebox and reaching in there to the left for a white plastic relay box. If you pull it there will no longer be a path to the solenoid and the fuse should remain intact. It is really a very common trouble even without being aggravated by human intervention.

By the way, if you pull the relay from the socket with the fuse out but key on, you'll see the OD-off lamp get just a bit dimmer, but not go out. The relay actually grounds the wire to the solenoid when de-energized, giving the cluster indicator lamp a solid path to ground. With the relay out of the socket, the ground is supplied through the OD solenoid -- not enough to engage the solenoid but plenty enough for the indicator lamp.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore






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