Don't feel bad Dan, I've dont much worse. The only way to not do dumb things is to not do anything at all. Kerryp --- Imp1983@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, > > I learned a valuable lesson. OPEN YOUR EYES. > > This past week or so I have been trying to fix the > Cigar lighter in my car. > I had my 16 year old son help me. (Trying to get > him interested and learn.) > > First thing I did was check the Owner's Manual for > which fuse cavity the > Cigar lighter was on. Cavity 5. 4 amp fuse. I > thought wow that's awful low > amperage for a lighter. > > The book also listed a bunch of other stuff on this > circuit, too. Hmmm. > Fuse was good. Checked lighter socket, ground wire. > Good. Checked hot wire > to fuse box, good. The fuse box cover listed > illumination lights on cavity > 5, nothing else. Hmmmm? > > This kept going for a few days. We'd get out there > and check over and over. > My second line of attack was to remove the car alarm > system that the previous > owner installed, in case it was the culprit. > (Annoying pain and didn't use > it anyway.) Nope. > > Last night I decided that I would just add a > separate line and fuse from the > hot wire to the lighter. As I was preparing to do > this, my son says: "Hey > Dad, the fuse box cover says that the Cigar lighter > is cavity 15." !!!???? > What?? I grabbed it and looked - he's right. I > thought, "You've got to be > kidding." I look. 20 amp fuse. Pull it out. Blown > . . . > > *sigh* > > Well, at least I didn't add that extra line, and the > stupid alarm is gone. > > Dan Wing > Imp1983@xxxxxxx > > '83 Imp, beige, wire wheels, > factory/dealer carb conversion > >