>"Elan7e Owner" <newsgroup@same.com> wrote in message news:c136a2

> I dont have an alarm and I also dont
> know *where* to check the grounds at.
>
> But here what else I found. I told you that pulling marker and instrument
> light fuse #8 did not affect anything. But then when I pulled another 15amp
> fuse of the cigg lighter/interior lights etc, the marker and instrument
> lights went out! So that fuse is not removed and now the new funny thing
> that happens is that the radio/interior lights etc turn on and off with the
> headlight switch !!

> It would seem that the short is connecting the marker circuit to the
> interior lights/cigg lighter circuit. But that still doesn't explain why the
> lights should stay ON always! (unless that is an always live circuit)
> (All this is happening with no keys in the ignition by the way.)

Possibillitites:

1) The ash tray bulb wire melts into the cigarette lighter.

2) The cigarrette wire burns into the marker lights because
someone use a wrong fuse for the cigarrette lighter.

Solution:

1) Cut the cigarrette lighter wire after the fuse.
2) Jump a 12 or 13 gauge wire, what ever is the size for it to the cigarrete lighter.
3) Problem solved.

This is a common problem due to neglect. The fuse
is design for a good purpose, such as fire prevention
and short circuits that could destroy expensive
computers. Never neglect the amp ratings.

--
Milo Munira