evank

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A few months ago my radio stopped working. Then the OEM keyless entry, interior overhead light, and OBD power (where I plug in my code scanner) all stopped working. Tonight, my windshield wipers and wiper clean fluid thingy also stopped working. Yet the car drives fine, headlights/taillights work, blinkers work, all gauges work, including the WB and my CB radio.

What the hell???

I don't have another car to drive to work, so I'm getting really worried now.

patsmx5

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Trouble shoot the problem.

evank

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Gee, thanks....

Tomorrow I plan to disconnect the radio and check all the fuses. But all of these things are on different fuses; it's not like they would all spontaneously die. I would consider going to an auto electrical shop - just too concerned they'd go anyplace near the Megasquirt wiring (which works fine, for now...)

patsmx5

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Trouble shoot the problem. Are you blowing fuses on the affected circuits? Would any of your aftermarket items happen to be wired into these affected circuits? IE-is the MS and CB wired into the windshield washer circuit and the UEGO wired into the interior light?

evank

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Yeah, I know what you meant, just expressing frustration .... sorry man.

CB is wired into the radio power, but it worked fine for a year before all this stuff happened. I forget where the WB gets power. MS - I'll let Paul answer that one.

paul

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well if they were tapped into those sources and caused the fuses to blow they wouldn't have power themselves so I'm gonna go ahead and rule that out.

Toddcod

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I hate electrical problems. It will make me sell a car.
I feel your pain. I'm trying to get fire to my plugs.

evank

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Kind of funny ... the only "electrical gremlin" was my own stupidity.

- Radio not working is some undefined, unrelated problem
- Fuse for interior overhead light happened to blow (hopefully by coincidence, not by something * causing * it to blow)
- Mazda manual fails to mention in the owner's manual that the overhead light fuse ALSO controls the keyless entry :-)
- Wiper fuse was also blown. I replaced it, but when I pulled the washer fluid lever, it blew again! So I checked under the hood because I did remove the fluid bottle when I tightened the turbo outlet manifold bolt a couple of weeks ago. Truns out I forget to plug in the bottle's electrical connector .... which now was resting against something sharp and hot .... and probably short-circuited. So I have to fix that, but at least my wipers work as long as I don't pull the washer lever.

patsmx5

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Huh. Would have never guessed. I was sure there was multiple issues with the factory wiring that had nothing to do with your intervention...

evank

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I have to admit, that was a good one. I absolutely recognize the humor in my initial overreaction to the "problem".

DragonsMaw

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Extensive electrical issues are what finally made me sell my MGB. **** going over 4 miles of wire when the endpoints are fine.

When I first read the description I was thinking bad ground since car driving and WB etc working would point to the motor ground being alright but I can't remember now, lights are ground to the body at one common point arn't they?

Either way, good that it's fixed.