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Old 08-13-2004, 02:05 PM
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I just got my engine back in and now the speedo fuse pops if I get above 60 or so. I've bumped it up to 10 from 7.5 and it still happens.

Anyone ever seen this before?
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You're driving wayyyyy too fast! lol j/k
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somebody has to have blown a vss fuse. Number 15 7.5A.
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i think putting in a bigger fuse will make it worse
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Default Re: I keep popping my speedo fuse????? (Art In Motion)

Actually, I put in a 30A (getting desperate) and now I can do about 80 before the fuse blows. Still not high enough to get me to the drag strip.......I'm thinking about hard wiring it.
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Default Re: I keep popping my speedo fuse????? (smokinsi)

you know, i think the reason why theres a fuse in there is to prevent an excess of current from travelling thru your electrical system. so if you keep allowing that much current, like 30 amps is a lot, then you're going to start frying other things as well. i think you're going in the completely wrong direction. find the problem at the source and dont hard wire it, that could only make things worse.
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Default Re: I keep popping my speedo fuse????? (EKcivicEX)

Take your gauge cluster out and see if the wires behind it have evern been messed with. Sounds like to me you have a hot wire touching against something. Also check the wiring down at the fuse box and at the ECU for wiring that is just twisted together.
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The crazy thing is all I've done is rebuild the engine and didn't touch anything else. The car is practically brand new, 26k. Nothing inside was ever touched. this sucks.... I autocrossed today and the car worked fine until I broke the 80 mph mark then the fuse would pop and no vtec. luckily it was at the end of the course.
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Default Re: I keep popping my speedo fuse????? (smokinsi)

Just to help out incase anyone's doing a search on this.

The problem was the secondary 02 was grounding out on the body. This somehow caused the fuse to blow at higher speeds crazy.....
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Default Re: I keep popping my speedo fuse????? (smokinsi)

im still blowing that same fuse
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