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sorry to butt in but have you considered that the fuse that fits in the little holder looks the same whether it's a 30 amp,50amp or 80amp.i have read the whole thread and my guess is that the original blown fuse was replaced with probably an 80amp[glow plug] fuse and a worn blower motor drawing too many amps[tight bearings]caused the little fuse holder to heat up and because of it's placement in the 124 body as it melted one of the screws dropped and touched the body and caused more heat and voila! if the correct fuse had been in there it would have popped long before enough heat to cause the problem.someone who didn't know any better went to box of spare fuses,saw what looked like identical fuse and put it in and the blower worked not realising that it was a fire waiting to happen.suggest that you all go to your fuse holders and check the amperage on the fuse.of course the next time that someone fits a wrong fuse instead of replacing the blower motor[too many dollars and what harm will a bigger fuse do anyway] will not be the first time.
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