Driving along and all of a sudden, turn signals don't work. Figured it might be the indicator relay-clicker thing. Parked the car, came out, started it: no dials moving at all, KM gone, and car wouldn't shift out of Park! Finally got it started in N and from there got to D and home. Seems I also lost Brake Lights (!) and Reverse Light.
Got home and checked fuse box: a 15 Amp fuse had not merely blown, but was MELTED and FUSED (no pun) to the fuse panel. I disconnected the battery, then went to work with a needle nose and micro flat blade to dig the plastic and contacts out. Put in new fuse, did the reconnect-start-wait-5-minutes ECU reset thing and everything seems to be working. BUT, before I did the disconnect, I had pulled the other 15 Amp fuse (next to the melted one) to check it.
1. Any idea why a 15 Amp dashboard power fuse would MELT?
2. Of course, my air bag light is now on. Did I cause this by (stupidly) removing the other 15 Amp Service Fuse w/o disconnecting the battery?
3. Might another ECU reset clear the air bag light? (didn't think so but thought I'd ask.) AFAIK, the Air Bag has it's own ECU and its a bear to deal with.
4. ANY idea how to do a diagnostic/rest on an IAW 1AF ECU? [1998 Marea Weekend, 1.6 Auto.] So far, neither UniDiag nor FiatECUscan seems to support this. Weird.
Got home and checked fuse box: a 15 Amp fuse had not merely blown, but was MELTED and FUSED (no pun) to the fuse panel. I disconnected the battery, then went to work with a needle nose and micro flat blade to dig the plastic and contacts out. Put in new fuse, did the reconnect-start-wait-5-minutes ECU reset thing and everything seems to be working. BUT, before I did the disconnect, I had pulled the other 15 Amp fuse (next to the melted one) to check it.
1. Any idea why a 15 Amp dashboard power fuse would MELT?
2. Of course, my air bag light is now on. Did I cause this by (stupidly) removing the other 15 Amp Service Fuse w/o disconnecting the battery?
3. Might another ECU reset clear the air bag light? (didn't think so but thought I'd ask.) AFAIK, the Air Bag has it's own ECU and its a bear to deal with.
4. ANY idea how to do a diagnostic/rest on an IAW 1AF ECU? [1998 Marea Weekend, 1.6 Auto.] So far, neither UniDiag nor FiatECUscan seems to support this. Weird.