This morning my dome lights, remote door locks, and radio were all dead. Checking the factory wiring diagram, I narrowed it down to dedicated fuse #11, 12v non-switched (NS) in the underhood fuse box, and yep, the 10A fuse had blown. Replaced it and was in the process of resetting my radio stations when the new fuse blew also. Now what's odd is that I haven't added anything electrically to the car in at least 6 months, but I have to be pulling too much on the circuit (or something is suddenly shorting-out). Strange that it would blow when the car is sitting below zero degrees, when it was fine all summer, as it takes heat to blow a fuse.....
So, is there a spare non-switched 12v output in the under-dash fuse box in a '97 GS-T that I could try splitting some of the accessory load onto? It would be fairly easy to run an extra wire from the fuse box for the 12v NS circuit of the radio and my in-dash pop-out LCD screen.
I have the factory electrical manual open and see on page 89 that fuse location #16 is unassigned (and is 12v NS). Is 1) that circuit live (power to the positive socket of location #16), and 2), is there wiring already coming off the protected side of that fuse socket? I'd do a little searching with a DVM, but it's friggin' cold outside w/o a garage, and pitch black.
So, is there a spare non-switched 12v output in the under-dash fuse box in a '97 GS-T that I could try splitting some of the accessory load onto? It would be fairly easy to run an extra wire from the fuse box for the 12v NS circuit of the radio and my in-dash pop-out LCD screen.
I have the factory electrical manual open and see on page 89 that fuse location #16 is unassigned (and is 12v NS). Is 1) that circuit live (power to the positive socket of location #16), and 2), is there wiring already coming off the protected side of that fuse socket? I'd do a little searching with a DVM, but it's friggin' cold outside w/o a garage, and pitch black.
