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Originally posted by P.E.Haiges
Kobeck,
I would think you have one GP with a dead short. Check the GP with an Ohmeter and look for the one with much lower resistance than the others. You will need a digital Ohmmeter to do this.
I you don't have an ohmeter, you might disconnect all the GP wires except one and energize the GP one at a time to see if one blows the fuse. If one blows the fuse, that's the bad one. However, this might not work because without the other GP working, there might not be enough current drawn by the shorted GP alone to blow the fuse.
Use this test if the above test does not work: Disconnect one GP and energize the GP. Repeat this procedure until the fuse doesn't blow. That then is the shorted GP. You will need about 5 extea fuses but they are inexpensive.
The test below is the ultimate test but you must remove the GP to perform the test: Remove the GP one at a time and connect them directly across the battery terminals using 2 Vice Grip pliers. The one that draws a lot of current (large spark when connected) and doesn't glow, is the shorted plug. Be careful, the GP get very hot.
Cancel the order for the new GP relay. When you find the shorted GP, you won't need it.
I don't believe the problem is related to the Ham radio in the lighter socket either. 11 amps might less than the lighter draws and its a separate circuit.
P E H
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Hi PE H
When I blew the fuse, in order to start the car my buddy used the screw drive to arc the current in place of the burnt fuse, so if one GP is bad would the thing have still worked?
I think as a precaution I am just going to change ALL the GPs anyway, they are cheap enough, rather than try to find out which one is the culprit....I dont have the tools or patience to do it my self so I guess I will have to take it into the service station tomorrow anyway. I can pop the new relay in though, but I am wondering what i should now do, because if it is a shorted plug, than the new relay will just blow the fuse immediately anyway and i wanted $180.00 for a relay, but the car is sitting in my driveway disabled so i am in a pince
Tell me, how hard and what what tools would i need to do the plugs myself????