KMJDSM
Proven Member
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- Aug 9, 2018
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Riverside,
California
Hi all,
I just bought a 97 GSX as a project car and have detailed the car in the newbie forum and profile page. The car is currently blowing the 30amp ignition fuse as soon as the key is turned to the “ON” position.
I have searched and read many different forums on this and the test light article and it looks like a short to ground. Only problem is this fuse looks to connect to nearly all systems! If anyone has any tips to narrow down the hunt please let me know. I am going to dive into this on the weekend. The previous owner said he removed the radio (no after market alarm) and then gave up. The car does have a few after market gauges that look to be tapped into the driver headlight wiring and electric fans that look to be wired aftermarket also.
I found this wiring diagram online but it looks to be for a 1996 GST/2wd. Is it safe to assume the circuit diagrams should be the same for my car? Or if anyone has the correct wiring diagram for a 1997 GSX would you mind emailing it to me or posting a link? My Haynes book doesn’t look to have the circuit diagrams and only the broader wiring diagrams.
Lastly, is a power probe w/ short detection like this one worth it? here . I would be willing to spend a couple hundread dollars to have a useful tool in my garage that would help me solve this in a weekend!
I am going to get started on this project this weekend I am hoping I can solve this problem without towing the car to a shop! That would be a big confidence booster for me!
Thanks,
Kyle
I just bought a 97 GSX as a project car and have detailed the car in the newbie forum and profile page. The car is currently blowing the 30amp ignition fuse as soon as the key is turned to the “ON” position.
I have searched and read many different forums on this and the test light article and it looks like a short to ground. Only problem is this fuse looks to connect to nearly all systems! If anyone has any tips to narrow down the hunt please let me know. I am going to dive into this on the weekend. The previous owner said he removed the radio (no after market alarm) and then gave up. The car does have a few after market gauges that look to be tapped into the driver headlight wiring and electric fans that look to be wired aftermarket also.
I found this wiring diagram online but it looks to be for a 1996 GST/2wd. Is it safe to assume the circuit diagrams should be the same for my car? Or if anyone has the correct wiring diagram for a 1997 GSX would you mind emailing it to me or posting a link? My Haynes book doesn’t look to have the circuit diagrams and only the broader wiring diagrams.
Lastly, is a power probe w/ short detection like this one worth it? here . I would be willing to spend a couple hundread dollars to have a useful tool in my garage that would help me solve this in a weekend!
I am going to get started on this project this weekend I am hoping I can solve this problem without towing the car to a shop! That would be a big confidence booster for me!
Thanks,
Kyle