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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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My 95 TA keeps blowing the fuse that controls the fans and the reverse silonoid,its an M6.I tried a 25 in her but she still blew it.It should only have a 10 in it.Could a fan be frezzing up maybe overloading the fuse?I dont think it's in the reverse swith it seems to blow out will driving.Has anyone had problems with this fuse before?I'm broke and at a total lose cant afford a shop.....
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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DO NOT USE A BIGGER FUSE!!!!!!!

the first thing to do is trace the wires, see if you are ground out anywhere. Just changing fuses will do much more harm than it will ever do good
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btw, blowing fuses is a good thing. They are they to show you that you have a problem that needs to be fixed before there are major issues...ex. fire or frying electical components
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Old Jul 1, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Using a larger fuse is NOT the thing to do...as said above. When you do this, you are causing more current to flow through the wires. When circuits are designed, the wires are only made to handle a certain amount of current, and the limit is slightly higher than the fuse rating. If you put a larger fuse in, you risk frying the wire and possibly burning your car down!

You have a short to ground somewhere. Trace the wires and find it.
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