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Old 05-06-09, 06:37 PM
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MS Electrical Problem.

1988 RX-7 SE

"Recently

my alarm wont set
my radio resets everytime the key is turned off
my map and cargo lights won't come on unless the key is turned on
It just happened all at once.
No there has not been a new radio added recently.
All fuses are good.

Does anyone know what the problem could be?"


I posted this on another forum and someone mentioned a 12V Constant fuse/relay?


Was wondering if that is true and if so where is it located?
And if not WTF?
Old 05-06-09, 10:28 PM
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There is a constant power source, but more then that I can't tell you much. The fuses are under the drivers side of the dash on the left.

You may want to look at a factory service manual, you can get one here: www.rx7city.com
Old 05-08-09, 08:33 PM
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The fuses are good...
Old 05-08-09, 08:45 PM
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The next thing I would think of is a bad/coroded/snapped wire.

The good news is that all of these are bad, so you should be able to trace it back to the source of the constant 12V before it splits off.
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Problem solved
bad eyes = faulty fuse check
lol
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Good to hear.
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