Fuse location for horn and interior light

Post by **NIPete** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:52 pm

Hello all i am new to this message board. Just acquired Moggie and looking for some advice on fuses. The interior light and horn not working. The wiring diagram shows a fuselink on this circuit. However I am having problems locating said fuse. Both were working prior to easing the interior light switch. I assume the fuse has blown. Any commnets and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:56 pm

It's the fuse in the fuse box with a brown wire one side and a purple wire the other side.

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:00 pm

Both (all*) fuses in a box directly through the bulkhead fon the driver. It's the little box, not the larger one.

*Later Minors had 3 fuses - two in the box and one 'inline' hanging beneath it,.

Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:01 pm

Is that the one on the red/white wire?

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:08 pm

Don't *think* so - can't really remember. I'll check the diagram, since I happen to have it handy. Guess who's been playing electrics today...

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:09 pm

Oops - yup, in the red>red green sidelight circuit
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Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:15 pm

The workshop manual I have here was printed in 1962 so it just about covers the cars I have here so the red wire was from memory

The 71 manual I have is in the loft and I ain't goin' up there now

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:18 pm

That was from a very tatty, oil stained Haynes

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Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:22 pm

Oooo I have a haynes here to but it's like new as it's normally a book of lies

I also have an Autodata manual aswell, I quite like that though.

Post by **NIPete** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:47 pm

Thanks for earlier comments. I found fuse and repaired the fault. Most grateful. No doubt I will be asking for further advice in the future

Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:49 pm

But which fuse was it?

NB: for my own gratification only

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:52 pm

Can't have been the inline one - only 10A, and the horn draws rather more than that

Why would it be anything other than the one with the purple wire?

Post by **Welung666** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:54 pm

Must be A1 to A2 then

Post by **NIPete** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:57 pm

Andrew is right. Its the LH fuse as viewed under the bonnet in small fuse box. We found it to be a dirty fuse. Only seems to affect the interior light and horn. On line comments saved a lot of swearing and unessary wire pulling. And its brass monkeys in the garage

Post by **bigginger** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:59 pm

The holders in the box have a habit of getting very dirty too - probably worth cleaning them.

Post by **NIPete** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:59 pm

No comments about wire pulling in the garage please

Post by **Welung666** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:00 am

It's not the warmest of nights

Wrap up warm!

Post by **Welung666** » Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:03 am

NIPete wrote:No comments about wire pulling in the garage please

AS IF!!!!!