Melted Fuse Box

Tiny
PATMAC
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  • 2000 SATURN SW2
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120,000 MILES
My 2000 Saturn wagon overheated, so I drove it to a repair shop. When they started the car, smoke immediately came out of the hood. When they opened the hood, they saw that the lid of the main fuse box had melted. The fuses were also melting. The repair man shut turned the key to turn off the car, but it kept running. He then disconnected the battery, but it still kept running. Finally, he unplugged the coil. What is this about, and is it worth fixing on a car with 120k miles?
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 10:30 PM

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Tiny
SATURNTECH9
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  • 30,869 POSTS
The first thing your going to have to figure out is what caused the fuse box to melt. What fuse's are melted the worse one's are going to be where the short is. You could always get a used under hood junction box cheap.
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 AT 10:36 PM

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