1996 Honda Civic fuses keep blowing

1996 HONDA CIVIC
250,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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1968FORD
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in the car the alt and sp sensor fuse keeps blowing replaced the alt and unpluged the speed sesor and replaced the batt and tried replacing a part in the fuse panel it was a brown block and sweped out the brain cause i was told might be it any advice
Apr 19, 2009 at 5:32 PM
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F4I_GUY
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The power wire from the alternator to the battery is chaffing against the intake manifold (underneath it). I have seen this many times on 96-00 civics. Find where it is rubbing and repair the short.
Apr 20, 2009 at 5:52 PM
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