Ford...Oh you...

"KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs" (kusabisensei)
08/12/2014 at 23:35 • Filed to: None

So the radio came, and I put it in. Yay! Sound! But somehow, the illumination circuit got grounded or something, and I didn't notice it. Wait, that's wrong...because I went to get dinner, and the sun set and it's dark. Go to turn the lights on and no dash lights. Blown fuse.

Who the hell at Ford thought it was a good idea to have *every* *single* *dash illumination* load on a single circuit? I literally had no idea how fast I was going, not because the speedometer didn't work, but because there's no backlight.

Thank God for Wal-Mart being open at odd hours. One 15A fuse later, and it's cured.

DISCUSSION (12)

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/12/2014 at 23:41

I've never heard anyone say thank god for Wal-Mart

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/12/2014 at 23:41

Ford and its better ideas... Pretty happy with my new purchase so far however.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/12/2014 at 23:42

Where else are you going to get a 15A fuse at 10:45PM?

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
08/12/2014 at 23:43

This is mid 1990s Ford, though...so it's practically expected, but still on the amazing side.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/12/2014 at 23:43

Well nowhere, but that's not something you hear very often.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/12/2014 at 23:48

I know, mines a '91 SHO. Not sure if all the problems are from Fords better ideas or not being driven for 6 years.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback
08/12/2014 at 23:48

I only like them because if you need a 15A fuse in the middle of the night, by God, you can get it.

But I shop other places if at all possible. Being out for dinner and having no dash lights qualifies as an emergency "Fine....I'll stop at Wal-Mart" situation.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
08/12/2014 at 23:51

The smartest thing Ford did was let Yamaha build the engine in the SHO.

The other stuff is the "Better Ideas"

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/12/2014 at 23:53

We only go if it's necessary, usually just for groceries.

Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/13/2014 at 00:05

This is in sharp contrast to the dash lighting on a Land Rover, which is unfused completely and has its own on/off switch for no clear reason.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
08/13/2014 at 00:42

It sounds delicious right now, because the exhaust is broke off at the down pipe. xD

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
08/13/2014 at 15:10

Also positive ground. But we knew that already.