Loose Fuse?
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Loose Fuse?
I have been having problems with a loose fuse. I know that the loose fuse is the problem, because I can hold the fuse in and the circuit is getting power. As soon as I let go of the fuse the power cuts off. Is there anyway to make the fuse held tighter so it gets a good cennection at all times?
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One thing you can try, short of replacing the fuse box.
If you take a pair of small needle nose pilars, and slightly bend the metal in the socket towards each other ( close the distance of the gap ) it might help.
I would be curious to know why you have a distroted fuse socket in a 2000 MY truck.
That is not normal, and seems like an overload condition that is warping the socket, but this would take a larger then normal fuse in the socket to do ( please tell me you did not do this ).
If you take a pair of small needle nose pilars, and slightly bend the metal in the socket towards each other ( close the distance of the gap ) it might help.
I would be curious to know why you have a distroted fuse socket in a 2000 MY truck.
That is not normal, and seems like an overload condition that is warping the socket, but this would take a larger then normal fuse in the socket to do ( please tell me you did not do this ).
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I tried just bending the fuse legs a tiny bit in opposite directions and so far this has worked great. Thanks for the replies, I will be trying all of those options next if the current attempt does not work.
I have no idea why fuse socket is distorted. I bought the truck used with 85,000 miles on it 2 years ago. I don't know what the first owner did. The fuse currently in the slot is the correct fuse (20 amp for the cigarette lighter/OBDII port, fuse slot 3) and I haven't changed this fuse since I have had the truck. Maybe the first owner put a larger fuse in there at some point in time and changed it back later. Your guess is as good as mine as to why it is distorted.
I have no idea why fuse socket is distorted. I bought the truck used with 85,000 miles on it 2 years ago. I don't know what the first owner did. The fuse currently in the slot is the correct fuse (20 amp for the cigarette lighter/OBDII port, fuse slot 3) and I haven't changed this fuse since I have had the truck. Maybe the first owner put a larger fuse in there at some point in time and changed it back later. Your guess is as good as mine as to why it is distorted.
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Originally Posted by jre86
...<snip>...The fuse currently in the slot is the correct fuse (20 amp for the cigarette lighter/OBDII port, fuse slot 3) and I haven't changed this fuse since I have had the truck. Maybe the first owner put a larger fuse in there at some point in time and changed it back later. Your guess is as good as mine as to why it is distorted.
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Steve