guapo187

So my truck shuts off on me yesterday and I find the problem to be a melted fuse in the fuse panel at the driver's side foot board. It was the fuse for the fuel pump. I suppose that it was so contorted after melting, that the fuse no longer made good contact with the terminals and thus no fuel going into the engine.

Has anyone had this problem? Any ideas as to the cause or how to repair?

dirtoyboy

What brand of fuse was u using?

I'd bet thats the problem

guapo187

Really? I didn't know brand name was a concern when it came to your "standard" fuse.

To answer your question: I don't know the first one was the fuse that came with the truck, the second one was an extra fuse out of my Acura. I went to Advanced Auto and bought a box of 25 for $8.

Do you have a brand recommendation?

Thanks for the reply

cunninglinguist

Your fuse blew for a reason. You probably have a short somewhere that you need to check out.

abecedarian

and / or the installed fuse was improperly rated... and then there'd be a reason for someone to install such a fuse in the first place
like maybe a fuel pump or relay going bad and drawing too much current.
or an alarm system with cut-off

Targetnut

did the fuse blow, or did the socket melt?

Make sure the fuse is the appropriate size, usually when the socket melts, it is because of high resistance in the contacts that create heat.

But if it had a higher amperage fuse and to much curent was passed through the fuse socket, that could have melted it.

4wheeler808

If The Fuse Blow Right Away When You Put It.....the Line Is Shorted

4wheeler808

Check The Efi Main Relay And The Connecting Relay.........

Most Of The Time The Connecting Relay On The Passenger Side On Top Of The Kick Panel........get Wet....it Will Rust From The Inside

Check It Out Could Be That.................

guapo187

The fuse didn't blow, but the socket looks blackened; as if it was smoking but didn't actually catch on fire. The socket itself doesn't look distorted or melted like the fuse does.

The first fuse that was in there was a 20amp, I then replaced it with a 25 amp. Both melted but neither blew.

So maybe I should try a 15 amp fuse?....I actually just checked the fsm and it said there should be a 15 amp fuse. So hopefully this will solve my issue.

bigt

if itos blowing a 25 amp a 15 amp will blow 100 percent must fix the short!

abecedarian

and using the 20 or 25 instead of the rated 15 WILL cause the terminals in the block and the wiring to get hot.
Many people are under the impression that fuses are there to protect the devices on the circuit when in fact they are not. They are there to protect the wiring and provide you with some safety in case there is a short.