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BrooklynMark8

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my charger for my gps started smoking! I pulled it and now I have no dash lights the Gas gauge does not work, power ant is stuck in the up position no tail lights. I have brake lights turn signals head lights and emergacy flashers. I pulled every fuse and all are good even the ones under the hood. I cant test the silver fuses. I dont have a meter. The tack works and the temp guage works also. No radio either. Can anyone give me a clue?
 
BrooklynMark8 said:
my charger for my gps started smoking! I pulled it and now I have no dash lights the Gas gauge does not work, power ant is stuck in the up position no tail lights. I have brake lights turn signals head lights and emergacy flashers. I pulled every fuse and all are good even the ones under the hood. I cant test the silver fuses. I dont have a meter. The tack works and the temp guage works also. No radio either. Can anyone give me a clue?
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Silver fuses?
 
There are only fuses under the dash and the turn signal flasher. Under the hood, there are fuses and relays.

You never said what year Mark you are looking at.

There could be a fusible link/wire that is open.

Give us a year and what does and what does not work. The gas gauge and power antenna are on different circuits. They be come common further upstream (toward the battery.)
 
HOTLNC said:
There are only fuses under the dash and the turn signal flasher. Under the hood, there are fuses and relays.

You never said what year Mark you are looking at.

There could be a fusible link/wire that is open.

Give us a year and what does and what does not work. The gas gauge and power antenna are on different circuits. They be come common further upstream (toward the battery.)
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1993 Lincoln mark viii

what does not work:
instrument panel light
gas gauge
message center
radio
power ant
trunk button on drivers door
gas button on drivers door
key remote will not open trunk or lock doors or unlock doors
tail lights
cig lighters both front and rear
power seats


what does work:
turn signals
headlights
techometer
speedometer
break lights
power windows
Emergency Flashers


I may have missed something but I was just lucky to get home with the family last night.
 
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I'll check the schematic of my 94 and see if it points to any one feeder branch.
 
HOTLNC said:
I'll check the schematic of my 94 and see if it points to any one feeder branch.
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checked all the fuses in the panel inside car with a light tester and these are the ones that had no power

4,7,8,13,16,18

I swaped thes metal fuses number 14 and 12 and it didnt make any difference.
 
BrooklynMark8 said:
checked all the fuses in the panel inside car with a light tester and these are the ones that had no power

4,7,8,13,16,18
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Key on? Some of the instrument panel fuses are powered with the ignition on and others are always on via a fuse from the power distribution box under the hood.
 
This may help...

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Looks like the 50a F/PNL fuse may be blown!
 
Yes, I agree. That fuse supplies power to fuses, 4, 8, 12 and 16. The 40A F/PN supplies fuse #8 and #11
 
BrooklynMark8 said:
1993 Lincoln mark viii

what does not work:
instrument panel light
gas gauge
message center
radio
power ant
trunk button on drivers door
gas button on drivers door
key remote will not open trunk or lock doors or unlock doors
tail lights
cig lighters both front and rear
power seats


what does work:
turn signals
headlights
techometer
speedometer
break lights
power windows
Emergency Flashers


I may have missed something but I was just lucky to get home with the family last night.
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It was a 50A fuse under the hood. All better now.
 
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