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Old 11-27-2008, 04:17 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by John Firestone View Post
If there is a short somewhere, trying a higher-amperage fuse could prove me$$y. Don't do it! Find and get rid of your short, and then replace the fuse with another of the correct size.
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When I worked with electronics I would do this but everything was visible and I was looking for components getting warm. Besides, I was a trained professional and often slept in a Holiday Inn Express
You can't do that with the car. All you need are for wires to start melting.
You will be hating life and your car.
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