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Hey Kellan,
I would try to find out WHY the fuse is blowing.. but... you might try a 10 amp.. BUT NO MORE.... if the 10 amp blows right away... you MUST find out why they are blowing...
Check battery connections, ignition switch, any where the main wiring is passing through the firewall, or anywhere the harness is reduced through tight spaces...
I suggest you try a fuse with a little more amperage perhaps four. If this blows there is a short in the wire most likely going from the steering wheel down the column. Over the years the constant movement can chafe the wire and let the inside of wire touch the column to short it out. Try to pay attention when the fuse blows, such as when turning the steering, or adjusting the steering wheel if you have a tilt wheel. These are notorious for failure of turning signals, high low beam switch, and cruise failure.
Does the fuse blow on both left and right sides,or just blows randomly or as soon as you put the new fuse in?
Does it have tilt steering?I would check the wiring in the steering column to start.
i had trouble in my ford pickup the wireing in the stearing colum shorted what caused it was the slack in the tilt ajustment got worn when i put my hands on the steering wheel it pulled down and streached the wires. try ajusting the steering wheel up 1 notch and you may have to replace the wireing in the steering colum
I guess the short answer is I don't know. There really isn't a guide to tell you want the fuse equivalent is for a fuseable link. The car companies use the link because it will carry more amps than a regular fuse, and take longer to blow. You are supposed to replace-repair the wire by using a fuseable link repair kit where you splice another fuse link into the circuit. The headlights use a 20amp circuit breaker, and the other circuits are probably 10amp or so. You might get away with using a 30amp fuse but I can't say for sure. In reality the circuits are fused after the link so its not likely your computer would be damaged, but a short in that main circuit could blow several fuses at one time.
First check the fuse, the clearance lights are not factory in most cases and the wiring gets shorted from poor wiring. Once you replace the fuse see if the lights come on, if the fuse blows right away find the wiring to the clearance lights and disconnect them, if the short goes away it is a I said the wiring is shorted. If you don't have the owner's manual you should be able to download it at the link provided. It should be fuse #10 a 20 AMP in the interior fuse box. http://www.fordservicecontent.com/Ford_Content/catalog/owner_guides/97ecoog1e.pdf
Hi Jeff , in what fuse box is this 10 amp ign. fuse located ? I am looking at a power distribution diagram and i see a IGN 3 10amp fuse located in the I/P fuse box ! Is this the fuse that blows ? I see where you replaced the 10 amp with a 30amp . That is never a good idea , you don't want to make your problems worst . Melt wiring harness , could start a fire . Do you know how to do electrical trouble shooting ? How to use a wiring diagram , power distribuition diagram ? That fuse is hot in the run , powers the rear Heat / A/C , automatic level relay, ESC - electronic suspension control module , rear wheel steering control module , Plus someother thing's depending which vehicle , Y91 - ULT . Your Taho doesn't have all this options . http://www.bbbind.com/free_tsb.html find the thing's that fuse powers , disconnect them one at a time till the problem goes away .
Don't bypass the fuse, you'v either got a short in the horn or the wrong fuse
it takes a 20 amp and I highly ecommend using a plug in breakr instead of a fuse
Put in a breaker, if it trips unplug the horn and try again, if the breaker trips again, there's a pinched wire, if it does NOT trip replace the horn itself
The wire that supplies a live to your radio, runs from ignition down the steering column. You probably have a chafed wire along that loom, as you tilt the steering, the wire grounds so the accessories fuse/radio fuse blows. Remove the panel under the steering column and/or the shroud around the column and examine the wiring.
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