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Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related #894080 01/02/11 12:24 AM 01/02/11 12:24 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska C CruisingRam OP super gas
CruisingRam OP super gas C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska	Okay- I have this 96 Dodge Caravan with about a billion miles on it that is my main transpo these days- got it cheap for island prices ( I live in Hawaii) and yesterday, for no reason, I turned the key and it went "click" and the windows would not roll up- okay, so I check fuses first- and it has some sort of jerry rigged set up to the ignition fuse on the block- two wires leading to a forty amp circuit breaker instead of the maxi fuse that is normally there. I put a stock fuse back in it- and it blows the fuse pretty quick, and I still get no start-y start-y or turning over of the starter at all. With the circuit breaker back in, the radio will come on and I can roll up the windows, but still no starter turning over! Anyone have a 96 3.8 Grand caravan or worked on one with any kind of thing like this?

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: CruisingRam] #894081 01/02/11 12:58 AM 01/02/11 12:58 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,177 ill D dennismopar73 top fuel
dennismopar73 top fuel D Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,177 ill	ok i'll bite look for a fuse link wire to be blown right by the fuse block

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: dennismopar73] #894082 01/02/11 02:56 AM 01/02/11 02:56 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska C CruisingRam OP super gas
CruisingRam OP super gas C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska	Quote: ok i'll bite look for a fuse link wire to be blown right by the fuse block wouldn't that cut power to the entire fuse block? All the other items work- it is just this single fuse area that is creating havoc- even the under hood light works. Here is another possible clue? The windows have always been rolling down and up very slowly- like it is getting not enough power to the window circuit, and when it quit last night, I couldn't roll up the windows. I am not sure why the mod was done, and I can't get ahold of the prior owner to run it down.

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: CruisingRam] #894083 01/02/11 03:08 AM 01/02/11 03:08 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA	By 96 the fusable link wires were replaced with maxi-fuses. It's time to get a wiring diagram (your local library may have a good diagram in the reference section) and follow the circuit that is blowing.

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: Jim_Lusk] #894084 01/02/11 03:25 AM 01/02/11 03:25 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska C CruisingRam OP super gas
CruisingRam OP super gas C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska	Quote: By 96 the fusable link wires were replaced with maxi-fuses. It's time to get a wiring diagram (your local library may have a good diagram in the reference section) and follow the circuit that is blowing. The nature of this mod makes me think this is a regular fix?

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: CruisingRam] #894085 01/02/11 03:47 AM 01/02/11 03:47 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA	Quote: Quote: By 96 the fusable link wires were replaced with maxi-fuses. It's time to get a wiring diagram (your local library may have a good diagram in the reference section) and follow the circuit that is blowing. The nature of this mod makes me think this is a regular fix? Perhaps. I don't know what the dealers did.....

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: Jim_Lusk] #894086 01/02/11 03:55 AM 01/02/11 03:55 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska C CruisingRam OP super gas
CruisingRam OP super gas C Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 592 Anchorage Alaska	Quote: Quote: Quote: By 96 the fusable link wires were replaced with maxi-fuses. It's time to get a wiring diagram (your local library may have a good diagram in the reference section) and follow the circuit that is blowing. The nature of this mod makes me think this is a regular fix? Perhaps. I don't know what the dealers did..... It wasn't a dealer deal- it was some owner that did it I think- it has a 40a circuit breaker wired into the maxi-fuse slot=wierd

Re: Dodge Caravan help- someithing fuse block related [Re: CruisingRam] #894087 01/02/11 04:30 AM 01/02/11 04:30 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,686 Fresno, CA	Quote: Quote: Quote: Quote: By 96 the fusable link wires were replaced with maxi-fuses. It's time to get a wiring diagram (your local library may have a good diagram in the reference section) and follow the circuit that is blowing. The nature of this mod makes me think this is a regular fix? Perhaps. I don't know what the dealers did..... It wasn't a dealer deal- it was some owner that did it I think- it has a 40a circuit breaker wired into the maxi-fuse slot=wierd That indicates he kept blowing the maxi-fuse, but still wanted some protection. Still time to trace out the circuit by getting the diagram.

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