I have an idea.......Steve......take the fuse(s) out of the audio equipment powerlines that attach at the battery and see if that fixes the problem......I hada VERY similiar problem on my old rustang GT.

You are blowing the alternator fuse right? I'm betting you have a short, and I think I could pinpoint it.

 

there is a short cause i swapped the 15 amo ign fuse with a 30 amp and pop - i need to find some spare fuses in this house and i'll give it a shot

 

I meant that if it is that caustic, that I would not even use it diluted. Better safe than sorry.

 

nope that's not it

it pops right when i turn the key to the on postion

 

Disconnect the radio cables from the battery and then see if the system works.

 

already been done bill. still no go.

 

Maybe I missed something, but yesterday, the car was just dying and running out of juice. No fuses popping.

Today, after the alternator is replaced, you are popping fuses.

If this is the case, maybe the alternator is bad, or you have made a mistake durring installation. Just a thought.

 

nope it's the fuse for the voltage regulator and this popped when i first had the problem because it gives the same simptoms ie dim batery light and brake light

i must have a short in the wire that runs from the fuse to the voltage regulator

 

This obvioulsy has something to do with the power steering stuff we did. Are there any wires in the area of what we changed? I would look at these first. If not that, it had to be the power washing.

 

na there were no wires anywhere near the ps lines

gonna spend a few hours with a volt meter today to see if i can find a short in the line that runs from the fuse to the volt regulator