Car repair lesson learned

[KerryPinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Don't feel bad Dan, I've dont much worse.  The only
way to not do dumb things is to not do anything at
all.

Kerryp

--- Imp1983@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I learned a valuable lesson.  OPEN YOUR EYES.
> 
> This past week or so I have been trying to fix the
> Cigar lighter in my car.  
> I had my 16 year old son help me.  (Trying to get
> him interested and learn.)
> 
> First thing I did was check the Owner's Manual for
> which fuse cavity the 
> Cigar lighter was on.  Cavity 5.  4 amp fuse.  I
> thought wow that's awful low 
> amperage for a lighter.
> 
> The book also listed a bunch of other stuff on this
> circuit, too.  Hmmm.  
> Fuse was good.  Checked lighter socket, ground wire.
>  Good.  Checked hot wire 
> to fuse box, good.  The fuse box cover listed
> illumination lights on cavity 
> 5, nothing else.  Hmmmm?
> 
> This kept going for a few days.  We'd get out there
> and check over and over.  
> My second line of attack was to remove the car alarm
> system that the previous 
> owner installed, in case it was the culprit. 
> (Annoying pain and didn't use 
> it anyway.)  Nope.
> 
> Last night I decided that I would just add a
> separate line and fuse from the 
> hot wire to the lighter.  As I was preparing to do
> this, my son says:  "Hey 
> Dad, the fuse box cover says that the Cigar lighter
> is cavity 15."   !!!????  
> What??  I grabbed it and looked - he's right.   I
> thought, "You've got to be 
> kidding."  I look.  20 amp fuse. Pull it out.  Blown
> . . .
> 
> *sigh*  
> 
> Well, at least I didn't add that extra line, and the
> stupid alarm is gone.
> 
> Dan Wing
> Imp1983@xxxxxxx
> 
> '83 Imp, beige, wire wheels,
> factory/dealer carb conversion
> 
>