Q:I turned on my truck the other day and suddenly my radio, dome light and power locks did not work. I wouldn't think all of these would be on the same fuse, but I don't know much about that stuff. Could it be a bad ground wire?

Unfortunatly, all of those things are normally on the same fuse. You blew it, litterally. P.S.I'm a mechanic

Q:I have a pontiac Grand Prix GTP, its 2000 the under hood is clean but not clean enouch, Should i just go to a car wash and use pressure water on the engine components? how does one clean these wiers and stuff the dust seems to be every where, are there any pros who do it for you? is yes how much taht cost?Pls helpThank you

After you've degreesed and power sprayed it, buy a couple of rolls of paper towels and some household cleaner. Spend an hour wiping the components and connectors by hand with the paper towels. While your'e in there get the exess water out of there. Use can of brake cleaner on those hard to reach spots. It's worth the hour or so of effort for a nice clean engine compartment, and a must do if your prepapring to sell the vehicle - it says I cared for this vehicle to any used car buyer.

Q:I tried to add a new radio to it. The wires touched each other, a spark. I tried to fix the fuses. I take one out while the car is on. And I try to start the car without the fuse. I did replace the fuse. The Turn signals still dont work, and neither does the dashboard light up. Why is that?

you blew a fuse. anytime you work with electronics on the car disconnect the negative on your battery. first rule or else you end up in your situation.

Q:I tried both slow-blow fuses and fast-acting fuses, the fast acting fuses are blown immediately, and the slow blow fuses allow the amp to turn on, but it doesn't work correctly. The amp is a fender personal small amp. How can the amp be fixed?

If this is a solid state amp, the fuse is the only user repairable item. If the slow-blow fuse holds, but the amp doesn't sound right, it will require the assistance of a trained repair technician, which I am. Sorry for the bad news. If you will give a detailed description of what doesn't work correctly means, I will reply with my opinion of the seriousness of the repair. I assume this is a solid state amp? If it's one of the old tube type amps, you might be in luck. I could talk you through the fix. Good luck.

Q:Fuses are good. The Cig lighter also lost power. Even the clock will not display unless the parking and headlights are on. It all seems to be concentrated in the center console (except for the int. wiper.) This all happened at the same time.

the cable on the niv side of the batt is croted or not makeing concate with the batt

Q:I have a house for sale that has a window unit in the living room. The air has been running fine all summer until just the past few days. As soon as the fuse is changed, the air will run maybe 30-60 sec and then will blow the fuse. We recently had the house treated for mold and not sure if the moisture could have anything to do with it??

there must be another large appliance that is on the same circuit. Check all the places the mold guys went to and see if they unplugged something and move the plug to another recepticle. Next time fuse blow tour the whole house to see what else is not working especially the basement/attic/storage areas

Q:I pulled the fuse to the sir bags when i worked on it and put it back and now it will not go out ?

Option 1. Dealer Option 2. Changing its body control module. Option 3. You need to buy an ABS/Air bag Scanner for a DIYS deal. Good luck

Q:i have checked several components and it doesn't start

Sounds like a starter short. Maybe check the 12v cables that run from the battery to the starter, make sure they are all clean, and there are no tears. If nothing, check your Alternator (should be replaced after 1,000,000 KM) Otherwise, I think you're going to need someone to replace the starter.

Q:If it is a fuse which fuse or fises would it be thank yoi

I think there are two different fuse boxes in your car - The 'small' one under the dash a second one under the hood. The box under the hood has one larger fuse that feeds all of the dash board circuits. It's either on the driver's wheel well or up just behind below the battery.

Q:I was plugging in my USB TV adapter with cable tv and it shorted out instantly. Visible sparks. It did not damage any components in fact the tv adapter still works, however it did blow a fuse after a long enough connection. Is there anything in particular that I should look for that would cause this problem?

Theres too much power going into the fuse. Try plugging it in to a different fuse to see if it blows that one also.