Okay, on the highway 12 am , outskirts of baltimore city (just to set scene)
Full acceleration
RPM's around 5-7 k
Speed increasing from 70 mph up to 90 mph max
bam.....start losing power with petal still in
i could press petal and increase RPM's (i think they were increasing) but engine wasn't "catching"
service engine starts to BLINK
service engine stays ON no blink
starts smelling like a burn
take first exit, steering locks up, now power...park in a parking lot for an auto shop
realized the auto shop was shut down not too long ago.....damn recession
anyway....two guys come rolling up....i had a tire iron in hand and my buddy had a 9 iron.....you never know ...
one just happen to be mechanics, and the other knows a lot also
they try starting it, no go
check engine, they said sparks good, fuel good
anyway they smell the interior and says its a blown fuse
they both seemed confident it was a blown fuse
one mentioned a PCM (?) fuse
unable to access fuse box without removing glove compartment
any ideas on what i should do...i dont want to pay for a tow and some jackass mechanic to put in a 5 dollar fuse
or is it something bigger?
Full acceleration
RPM's around 5-7 k
Speed increasing from 70 mph up to 90 mph max
bam.....start losing power with petal still in
i could press petal and increase RPM's (i think they were increasing) but engine wasn't "catching"
service engine starts to BLINK
service engine stays ON no blink
starts smelling like a burn
take first exit, steering locks up, now power...park in a parking lot for an auto shop
realized the auto shop was shut down not too long ago.....damn recession
anyway....two guys come rolling up....i had a tire iron in hand and my buddy had a 9 iron.....you never know ...
one just happen to be mechanics, and the other knows a lot also
they try starting it, no go
check engine, they said sparks good, fuel good
anyway they smell the interior and says its a blown fuse
they both seemed confident it was a blown fuse
one mentioned a PCM (?) fuse
unable to access fuse box without removing glove compartment
any ideas on what i should do...i dont want to pay for a tow and some jackass mechanic to put in a 5 dollar fuse
or is it something bigger?