Blown Fuse?

[syfir]

I was installing a radio in my car last night and had to stop due a blown fuse on the constant +12v line(not the switched line). This morning, the car will not shift out of park. Are the soleniod for the shift lock and radio on the same fuse?? Seems like a coincidence. I was looking at an electrical diagram last night and the fuse should be either the cigarette lighter or the interior fuse.

[GenevaDirt]

no shift lock solenoid that I know of....could be wrong. But I know I can run through the gears easily without the car running or even a key in the ignition. Thats even without pushing the clutch in.

[joebreck117]

if he's stuck in "park", that should be an automatic.
but i think those shiftlocks are done with a cable, no electronic.

[GenevaDirt]

ahhh....was not paying attention....sorry....I also have an auto though and I know that even if there is no power it shifts out of park.

[joebreck117]

?.?.?.?
i dunno either. all i've got is a 5 speed! muuucch more fun.

[mnemonicoverload]

if he's stuck in "park", that should be an automatic.
but i think those shiftlocks are done with a cable, no electronic.

The shiftlock in my '93 L is an electric solenoid, well at least it was before I ripped it out in frustration after getting stuck in park a few times.

EDIT: Come to think of it, the first time was when I had a dead battery and I was stuck in a narrow driveway between two houses and couldn't boost it, and the second time was when I was changing out the radio. Didn't know it at the time, but the radio wasn't "dead" like I thought, it was actually the power line filter running to it that was shot (black plastic block tucked in behind the lighter).

[joebreck117]

Oh, okay. I've only ever seen a Mitsu Mirage taken apart because of a similar problem...there was a cable going from the brake pedal to the shifter, so you can't shift out of park or into reverse without pressing the pedal. But I don't know what's there for when you start it...

[Damkid]

the old 90 LX i used to have was auto and it had a "shift-lock" as well, although i never had to repair it

[syfir]

It was the "Room" fuse 10A. It's labelled "Room" on the fuse panel, I think it is called the "Interior" fuse in the Hayne's. Popped in the fuse and it shifted no problem.