well my fuse for the cluster and parking lights keeps on blowin. it started out of nowwhere.i havent messed with or installled anything recently. it blows it when i slam it from 1st to 2nd and after that it blows it when ever i put a fuse in and turn the lights on...im stumped on this one any advice would be awesome...thanks

 

my old crx used to do this... i noticed when it was cooler outside it would be fine but once it heated up it would blow the same fuse... or if it was rainy and muggy it would also be fine... my only guess is that it had something to do with the resistance in the wiring somewhere, thats why it changed with the weather... well i never really figured it out... after awhile it just stopped doing it... like it fixed itself

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by reallycooleg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well my fuse for the cluster and parking lights keeps on blowin. it started out of nowwhere.i havent messed with or installled anything recently. it blows it when i slam it from 1st to 2nd and after that it blows it when ever i put a fuse in and turn the lights on...im stumped on this one any advice would be awesome...thanks </TD></TR></TABLE>

I have no idea how down shifting would affect that whatsoever. I'm not 100% sure, but I seriously doubt that's it. It sounds like there's a short somewhere in the line. If you have access to a multimeter you would be able to check everything properly. Also, check your parking lights. The most common reason for a fuse to blow like that is that over time moisture condenses inside the light fixture. If there's enough of it, it will short to ground and overload the fuse. Before anything I'd say dissasemble your parking lights and make sure they're clean and dry.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by neutron91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my old crx used to do this... i noticed when it was cooler outside it would be fine but once it heated up it would blow the same fuse... or if it was rainy and muggy it would also be fine... my only guess is that it had something to do with the resistance in the wiring somewhere, thats why it changed with the weather... well i never really figured it out... after awhile it just stopped doing it... like it fixed itself </TD></TR></TABLE>

this is unlikely, but could also be the problem. The more the temperature of conductors strays from -4C the more their resistance increases - verrry marginally. If your wires are really corroded this could be enough to push it over the limit.

 

More likely you have a hot wire with the insulation worn through somewhere and when you shift hard it moves the wire just enough so it touches the chassis and grounds out, causing the fuse to blow. ...my guess, anyway

 

my tail lights do have some moisture in them...ill clean that out and see if that works thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kkim &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">More likely you have a hot wire with the insulation worn through somewhere and when you shift hard it moves the wire just enough so it touches the chassis and grounds out, causing the fuse to blow. ...my guess, anyway </TD></TR></TABLE>

This is exactly what i was going to say