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Originally Posted by tesprit
... My fuse box actually melted into a blob one day when I turned on my heater fan. I would actually recommend that you just replace your fuse box whether it looks good or not. The holders for the fuses tend to weaken with time and make poor connections to the fuses. IIRC the fuse box is the same as a MG Midget, but if you search the Moss Motors, Victoria British, and Roadster Factory sites you should be able to find the right one and they are not expensive. After replacing mine, many poorly or non-functional items came back to life. I should have done that long before the melt down! Definitely repair that ground wire and any others that look suspect and let us know what happens.
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The Morgan guys have done some investigating with fuse boxes because, umm, wood frames are almost as conductive as fiberglass!
Not that newer cars are immune...I owned a 94 Volvo that fried it's fuses.
IIRC
British Wiring - harnesses for classic cars and motorcycles is a good source for modern fuse box conversions. They can talk to you about your problems also, as they are quite knowledgeable about different solutions.
HTH
Atwell Haines
'88 Esprit (one main fusebox with several other fuses hidden in random places)
ex-79 Spitfire (three fuses for the whole car)
ex-57 Morgan (two fuses for the whole car...and cloth wiring, probably not flame retardant)
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