EDIT: Scratch that entirely.
The old antenna was actually unplugged, so the short on Fuse C is either in the antenna button or elsewhere in the car. Also, the old antenna is different from this new one I was given to install, so I didn't swap them out.
After leaving the battery connected for about two hours, the battery was dead, so a short still exists on Fuse 9.
Guess I'll be doing an in-line fuse holders after all.
On that note, when I looked under the fuse box, I was a bit confused on how to go about installing an in-line fuse holder. Any directions on how to do it?
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Originally Posted by mbdoc
You will KNOW what blows the smaller fuse, as something on that fuse will quit working.
Most auto part stores have in-line fuse holders as well as radio shack
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Oh...duh...well I feel silly.
I think I've found the problem on Fuse C without getting an in-line fuse holder though; read below.
I just finished changing vacuum pods yesterday and got the dash put back together. While working on the car, I redid some shoddy tape on the spliced after-market stereo wiring and taking out/putting back the rear dome light (both are part of Fuse 9). I decided to check the current on both Fuses C and 9 and got nothing.
The after-market stereo wiring and rear dome light could have been the issue for 9...time will tell for sure.
In regard to fuse C, I didn't mess with anything on that circuit. I began checking things out, and it seemed things were working fine until I tried putting the antenna up. Nothing happened at all. Tried pushing the switch up and down without any effect. I turned the car off and checked the fuse to find it blown. At this point, my dad mentions two things:
1. We happen to have an new Mercedes antenna for the car. At some point my mom apparently bought it, but it was never used.
2. The antenna was changed before while we were having issues with this fuse. For about a month everything worked fine, but then the fuse began to blow again.
I recall reading somewhere on here that the antenna can be a source of shorts, but was unable to find any threads about it.
I plan on replacing the antenna to see if it's the issue, but if the fuse blows again, how do I go about checking the wiring to the antenna? The wiring where it plugs into the antenna looks fine.
-Hope