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So tomorrow I will carefully look everything over
just checked the light switch and it blows the fuse on the first click so can I assume the short in in the parking lites ?
Anyway I really appreciate every bodies impute , Thanks so much !
Hopefully tomorrow is a better day, as I am aware, its all part of the ride !
Last edited by herb fraser; 01-13-2019 at 06:21 PM.
Questions:
What engine are you using? If a Coyote, you shouldn't be wiring through the chassis fuse box, but directly from the coyote control pack. If your're running the coyote fan wire into the chassis fuse box, verify the coyote fuse is also good.... and rewire without going thru the chassis fuse box.
If you're not using a coyote engine, try adding a ground wire from the engine to the negative battery terminal. Is your ground stray from the engine to the frame connected (and paint removed under the ground strap to the frame)?
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Herb,
I remember fighting this years ago on my MKIV with RF harness. I think I had to swap something in the fuse box. I just cant remember. I checked my notes but couldnt find it. Does this help? Check out post 34
https://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-fac...-wiring-2.html
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Gocart 01/12/2012
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Found it! This is what I had to do:
The relay that comes with the RF harness has the fan being turned on by a dash switch. The dash switch, orange wire, goes to the 85 relay terminal. The thermo switch lead, green, goes to the 86 terminal. I just swapped these in the fuse box and wired the orange switch wire to a guage feed behind the dash.
This let me use the thermo switch supplied by ffr as a ground type switch, and the RF harness without an extra relay. This seems cleaner than running seperate wires. I can easily wire in an overide with in the thermo wire.
From: https://www.ffcars.com/forums/17-fac...is-wiring.html
MKIV #7619 complete kit IRS, 351 TKO 500, Delivered 11/13/2011
First start 12/31/2011
Gocart 01/12/2012
completed tags/title 05/11/2012
http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...-Graduate-7619
regarding the light fuse blowing, make sure you plate light wiring isn't touching anything. Also unplug the harness going to the dash to eliminate the dash lights as a problem.
As far as the fan goes, flip the fuse box over and look at the back of the relay socket. There should be 1 or 2 green wires going to the same spade. These are your grounds to turn on the relay. There is a large blue wire that goes out to the fuse and then to the fan. Then there should be a large blue or possible red wire opposite the blue wire. That is where your problem is. This wire opposite the blue one may also have a jumper going opposite the green wires. That wire powers the relay. You need to figure out where that wire goes. either to the ignition side of the ignition switch or directly to the battery via the large red power wire. Can you take a close up pic of the back of your fuse block?
Mike
PROBLEM SPLVED ! Not sure why its fixed , but taking advise form all you great guys , this morning I looked over all the wiring ran lots of your recommended tests. So then I unplugged each and every plug blew air into them plugged it all back together and whammo !
EVERYTHING IS WORKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lights, fan, horn , and fan relay
SO thanks again for ALL of your help and patience!
I am thinking that maybe there was a small piece of metal somewhere shorting out the harness or God knows what it was !
But anyway today is a GOOD DAY !!!
Very good. As I say, "Nothing is impossible. Unless I do it myself."
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Yep simple fix thanks to you guys
It probably had something to do with the Brand X engine you are using!
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