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97 Civic LX ALTERNATOR FUSE KEEPS BLOWING!!

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Old Mar 2, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Default 97 Civic LX ALTERNATOR FUSE KEEPS BLOWING!!

Hey I need some help I would appreciate any input. My alternator fuse keeps blowing (which one is it anyways, my buddy keeps changing it for me i never saw it??). I am not sure why this keeps occuring but i guess i got a short somewhere? is this a common problem? Please help.

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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 04:29 AM
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Default RE: 97 Civic LX ALTERNATOR FUSE KEEPS BLOWING!!

If the fuse is #15, then you likely have a damaged engine wire harness that is causing an electrical short. This common problem as well as the location of the wire harness is described here:

http://autorepair.about.com/library/faqs/bl021d.htm
 
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