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Sierra Brummett Posted on Jul 19, 2015
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I replaced my altinator and radiator today now my 120 main fuse keeps blowing. Why is that?

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Probably connected a wire from the fuse to earth and that is the reason the fuse keeps blowing ( dead short)

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Jul 04, 2008

SOURCE: 70a fuse in main box keeps blowing

dead short in wiring, maybe or fan moter is stuck or will not turn causing fuse to blow? can you smell wiring getting hot> or brushes shorting in fan moter.

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Anonymous

  • Posted on Aug 24, 2008

SOURCE: Blowing main fuse to fuel pump.

check and make sure the wires on your fuel pump aren't shorting out. i had the same problem due to rust. the positive terminal on the fuel pump was grounding out.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 25, 2010

SOURCE: Number 8 fuse in fuse panel underhood keeps

Look and see what that fuse is supplying power to. Trace the wiring from the fuse block to the end and look for a bad place in the wire(s). It may be a break, burned or melted spot or where the wire has a spot where the insulation has rubbed through. Ultimatly you can disconnect the wire at both ends and use a multimeter to see if the wire is good. If you don't find a problem in the wiring check what the wire connects to and look for a short or ground problem there.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 07, 2011

SOURCE: the 120 amp main fuse keeps blowing in my 2001

Blowing this fuse is usually a sign of a shorted out starter or the positive battery cable. Make sure the cable has no holes in the coating where it could be shorting to ground. Next would be to replace the starter with a known good one.

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  • Posted on Aug 01, 2012

SOURCE: My 1991 Lexus ls400 keeps overheating and blowing out my radiator fuses

this car is 21 yrs old and well past its sell by date ,now is this clear rad container your refering to ? is it the over flow bottle or the radiator header tank If you do have a problem with the head gasket then it may pay you to trade it in quick and buy a nice peugeot diesel manual and reduce your carbon footprint and save a lot of money in fuel as well with 70mpg .Your dealing with a big petrol engine here in this car and lots of things could be wrong and going wrong owing to the vehicles age and their come a time when you have to give it some euthanasia and send it to the great motorway in the sky unless you have a bottomless pit of a wallet

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