HELP with electrical/fuse issue! - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

KILLSHOTS · 08-02-2014

Hey guys,

OK, here's the deal...

On Tuesday afternoon, I backed the car out, covered the entire engine/intake system with plastic sheeting and towels, went to town on the rest of the engine compartment with a scrub brush and hose, and then carefully hand-dried everything afterward. (I knew the areas I covered are NOT water-tolerant. Every other car I've ever owned has been fine with being cleaned this way under the hood, so I figured "what the hell?") So today (4 days later in the Arizona heat, so everything should be totally dry) I notice that my #1 fuse is blown. (radio antenna, A/C, courtesy lights) I went to replace it with the recommended 15 amp and it blows again as I put it in. I thought maybe the underhood lights got wet, so I took them apart. Nope. Just to be sure, I unplugged them and tried another fuse. Blew as I put it in.

It was OK before I cleaned the engine on Tuesday and now it isn't. As I mentioned, it should be OK with 4 Arizona days and a couple of hot drives to dry it, but something is still off. Any ideas?

Thanks for the help!!

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08-02-2014	#1
KILLSHOTS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 860	HELP with electrical/fuse issue! Hey guys, OK, here's the deal... On Tuesday afternoon, I backed the car out, covered the entire engine/intake system with plastic sheeting and towels, went to town on the rest of the engine compartment with a scrub brush and hose, and then carefully hand-dried everything afterward. (I knew the areas I covered are NOT water-tolerant. Every other car I've ever owned has been fine with being cleaned this way under the hood, so I figured "what the hell?") So today (4 days later in the Arizona heat, so everything should be totally dry) I notice that my #1 fuse is blown. (radio antenna, A/C, courtesy lights) I went to replace it with the recommended 15 amp and it blows again as I put it in. I thought maybe the underhood lights got wet, so I took them apart. Nope. Just to be sure, I unplugged them and tried another fuse. Blew as I put it in. It was OK before I cleaned the engine on Tuesday and now it isn't. As I mentioned, it should be OK with 4 Arizona days and a couple of hot drives to dry it, but something is still off. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!!