40 heater problems

[Michael Hanson]

We could not get our heater blower to work.Blower fan...no. Resister.....no. Switch.....no. Bad wiring......no. 3 hours later...Answer.... Fuse box by kick plate going bad! Even though the fuse was good. Thinking about a marine fuse box what have you guys tried? Mike

 

[Degnol]

Or clean the fuse holders on the old one....

Ed

 

[Michael Hanson]

Everything has a life expectance. This looks like a potential fire hazzard. Almost no car insur. covers fire.

 

[DSRTRDR]

from what I understand OEM fuse boxes are still available

 

[Texx]

As stated, pull all the fuses out and disconnect the battery. File the fuse holders with a round file. Unless there's a wiring to the "back side" problem, this should solve your problem. This is a known regular problem, specially on open top trucks.

 

[1979fj40]

I got tired of reaching down to wiggle my fuses, just ordered this one to replace it. pretty good price
eBay Motors: RV Marine DC Blade Buss Fuse Block 12v 9 Circuit (item 140272922646 end time Jan-02-09 20:19:36 PST)

 

[apeterson]

mine was not working last week and I had to sand connections on fuse box

 

[CruiserStuff]

You gotta figure that the fuse box is really close to the kick vent and moisture works it's way in there. Regular maintenance should take care of any corrosion build-up