Car dies while driving & I have no idea why.

Turn over and rotate and crank all mean the same thing.

Wont fire, wont start, wont run, wont catch all mean the same.

WHAT FUSE? 20 Amp doesnt describe much. Are you saying a fuse blows each time it dies?

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Go to the Lib and get a couple good books on basice modern automobile operation... End up with Probst's book on Ford EFI.

I don't have an owner's manual (I bought it used & it didn't come with one & I never got around to buying one from Ford dealership) so I'm not exactly sure of which fuse it is... I can only describe it I suppose.. if you're on the driver's side looking towards the passenger's side.. it's on the far left... there are 2 yellow fuses (20 amp Max. fuses--big ones ;>).. and it's the one on "top" so to speak. I'm looking through the 2 repair manuals I have, but not having much luck detecting what it is. Again, any suggestions or ideas would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

-Mike

What would make it blow the fuse everytime I tried to start the car again though?

-Mike

appreciated.

Maybe a short somewhere. A wire might be exposed and touching metal somewhere where it shouldn't be. Find out what the fuse is for and follow all of the wires and you might find the problem. I am not an electrical expert by any means though, but maybe this will help! Good luck! Erik D. '94 white lightning

Erik,

...I guess I'll ask my g/f to take me to the local Ford dealership (they're a**holes btw so I don't like paying them a visit very often at all) tomorrow & figure out what the fuse is for... I have wiring diagrams in both repair manuals, but I haven't dealt with any sort of eletricity concepts in a few years so I'm sure I'll have difficulty figuring it out, but oh well. That does make sense though.. I have a lot of wires that look worn.. I'll spend tomorrow trying to figure it out I guess. Thanks for your input! Any other responses anyone? Please =). Thanks also!

-Mike

Try this... stand in front of the car... the drivers side is the left (don't bother me son) the drivers side IS the left..... I take it you mean the battery junction box????? Look at the lid of the box cover... what is the number of the fuse. If you say "I think..." it's no good for us to go any firther.

I still don't understand "rotates but wont turn over..." - does not compute.... Additionally, why would you change half the plugs? Yoda said "do or do not... there is no try...". IIRC, '98 is a wasted spark system and the plugs in one bank WILL look a whole lot different from the plugs in the other.

This is a newsgroup where advice is offerred freely... some good some bad but if it works it don't hurt to thank folks. These people can't fix your car for you and you need to put some personal effort into the deal. It's your car that's broke, not ours.

Did you mean "8 volt drop...", I assume that the car wasn't driven to determine if there were other problems (invitation to disappointment) after the repair.

Give us some solid facts and we can help....

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Mike, Visit the TECHNICAL section of my website at

There you will find the neccesary diagrams of both the fuse box (under dash) and power distribution box (engine compartment) and what the fuses, circuit breakers, and relays control. Once you identify what the fuse controls it might help pinpoint your problem.

TIM -aka- snipped-for-privacy@AOL.COM

Wasn't there a wire on the drivers side front that would chaff and cause the engine not to start? Just a thought.

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As a note...

The tach in my1982 GLX was not working. I pulled fuses one a time, found a burned one, replaced it. I can't tell you anymore cuz I don't know much more... which circuit? Don't know. If I think of it, I'll look tomorrow (it's 11:52pm here!). If that same fuse/circuit to the tach was shorted, it just may keep the car from starting. Maybe.

Anyone?

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