Hi gang, don,t know if this got through, will try again. Mike Veronesi-President of the Northeast IMPERIAL Owners Club; (N.E.I.O.C.) 1967 Imperial Crown: 1969 Imperial LeBaron; 1990 Imperial....? ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael veronesi" <imperialsrus@xxxxxxxxx> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:00 PM Subject: Re: 1990 imperial with electrical issue ( maybe?) > Check first for blown fuses-remove the cover on the lower left side of the > glove compartment, just behind the compartment door. Remove each fuse one by > one, and check to see if the metallic strip is still intact. If you find a > burnt one, you can replace it, then hope it doesn't blow again. If it does, > you have to seek out the cause. Sometimes when a fuse blows electricity can > find another route to take. The computerization of the 90's and up is > supposed to eliminate this, but age can come into play. Any corrosion or > leakage, etc. can wreak havoc. The next step is to pop open the hood and > remove the cover on the power control center just behind the battery and air > filter . Turn the cover upside down and observe the placement of the fuses > and relays. Check for burnt fuses their also. Does theAC compressor clutch > come on when you press the AUTO button and bring the temp down to ,say 67 > deg.? If not, You may have a bad relay in that control center. Try swapping > the Backup Lamp relay with the AC Clutch relay. If the AC turns on, but your > backup lamps wont when your in reverse, then that is most likely your > problem. Try these suggestions first, and if you are still having problems, > there are more checks you can go through. If you would like to contact me > privately, you may do so by e-mailing me at imperialsrus@xxxxxxxxx . > Mike Veronesi (Former) President of the Northeast IMPERIAL Owners Club; > (N.E.I.O.C.) 1967 Imperial Crown: 1969 Imperial LeBaron; 1990 Imperial....? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MAtt" <cadmat@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 11:14 PM > Subject: IML: 1990 imperial with electrical issue ( maybe?) > > > > Hi Gang, My mother's 90 is acting up. The car is > > meticulously maintained, and driven very little ( it > > has 68,000 miles on it, a few monts ago the AC would > > not blow from the dash vents, took it to the dealer > > and they didn't want to deal with it anymore because > > of the age, our regular family mechanic advised it > > would be too time consuming ( labor rate wise) to > > track it down,, anyway, we let it go. a couple of > > weeks ago all of a sudden the display on the ac > > changed itself to metric , showing temp in celcius ( > > centegrade?) i don't know, we'er in California.. > > Anyway, now the gas gage keeps registering E( but the > > low fuel light IS NOT on)and the battery has drained > > to the point of not starting the car twice in a week > > (new 7 year battery 8 months ago) is there a common > > starting poit to diagnose this stuff? is at all > > related? or just coincidental? > > any help or suggestions appreciated.. > > > > Thanks, MAtt > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > > http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > >