fuses

[jozbez]

can anybody help me.i turned my fog lights on yesterday and they came on fine,then after 10 mins i noticed that the front fog light indicator on my dash had gone off,upon futher investigation my fog lights had gone off as well,so i assumed it must be a fuse.when i looked in the fuse panel at fuse number 8(fog lights) there was nothing there.why is this?any help would be greatly appreciated.my car is a 2002 pt crusier in england if that makes any difference.

[Hooligan]

jozbez, Welcome to the Forum. We have found that many problems with fog lamps, turn signals and headlamps are caused by having a bad multifunction switch. That is the stalk/handle that turns all on. There is a PT Forum in the UK that may have members that can help you. Crewzin has the website. Many of the questions asked by UK members are about the engine, you are able to have a diesel and we cannot. Good luck!!!

[CREWZIN]

Jozbez,

Welcome to the forum.

Yes, the UK has a great site with hundreds of members and they are very friendly. Here's the site: UK Cruiser Club :: Index

Now about your fog lights. There may be something different between the U.S. and UK but my 2001 fuse panel number #8 fuse has a 15 AMP fuse there for the fog lights. If you don't, I suspect that your were wired up after the car was bought and may be hooked up to one of the spare fuses in the engine compartment.

Hooligan was right in saying most problem with the lights are caused by the multi-function stalk. Made very cheaply and the inside connections can't take any heat as they melt. Someone put it down to having the fog lights lit and using the turn signals. Both draw current through the switch and there are small weak parts that melt together causing a loss of light or the lights to stay on all the time wearing out the battery.