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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 01:00 AM
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room fuse, short?

so im going to ask this question. im sure i will get yelled at but here it goes. my car doesnt have a room fuse. when a room fuse is put in its place the ignition turns on. This would appear to be some sort of short. i have looked over most of the wiring but have yet to find anything. I just want to know if anyone has any information on this. maybe there is something i dont know. suggestions are welcome. thanks.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 01:04 AM
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probably someone has miswired the radio wires and has the constant and switched wires commected.

Did you have radio or other work done recently?
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 11:03 AM
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its not stereo wires. there was no stereo for a while. i have also checked ignition wires. i just dont know a good way to locate what wire is crossed. thanks for your reply.
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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if the factory stereo wires were cut off from their plugs they could be shorting together (at where the plugs would be- behind the radio) and cause the problem you are describing.

What other electrical stuff have you had done???
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Old Feb 17, 2005 | 04:32 PM
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when i bought the car there was a stereo then it was stolen then i put another one in. the whole time the room fuse didnt work correctly. so i dont think it is stereo related. however, the car did appear to have some sort of alarm and remote start that wasnt operational (partially removed. i removed everything else i found and the problem remains. it looks like there was work done on the main harness behind and above the fuse box, but nothing looks out of place. i dont really expect an answer i just wanted advice if anyone had any. thanks.
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